Galena High School

Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Reno, Nevada

Galena High School in Reno, Nevada enrolled 1,345 students in 2024-25 with 51.0 full-time teachers, 26.4 students per teacher against the Nevada high-school median of 21.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 36% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nevada: 43.5% and 29.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (Nevada: 81.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

1,254 students in 2022-23, 1,287 students in 2023-24, 1,345 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.7 to 51.0.

Students enrolled at Galena High School by school year2022-23: 1,254, 2023-24: 1,287, 2024-25: 1,34505001k1.5k2022-231,2542023-241,2872024-251,345
Students enrolled at Galena High School by school year2022-23: 1,254, 2023-24: 1,287, 2024-25: 1,34505001k1.5k2022-231,2542023-241,2872024-251,345
Students enrolled at Galena High School by school year2022-23: 1,254, 2023-24: 1,287, 2024-25: 1,34505001k1.5k2022-231,2542023-241,2872024-251,345
Students enrolled at Galena High School by school year2022-23: 1,254, 2023-24: 1,287, 2024-25: 1,34505001k1.5k2022-231,2542023-241,2872024-251,345
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,25447.726.3
2023-241,28749.526.0
2024-251,34551.026.4

26.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 Nevada high schools

Among the 122 Nevada high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Nevada high schools, 2024-25122 values from 3.0 to 73.5; Galena High School 26.4; state median 21.1.020406080students per full-time teacherGalena High School 26.4state median 21.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nevada high schools, 2024-25122 values from 3.0 to 73.5; Galena High School 26.4; state median 21.1.020406080students per full-time teacherGalena High School 26.4state median 21.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nevada high schools, 2024-25122 values from 3.0 to 73.5; Galena High School 26.4; state median 21.1.020406080students per full-time teacherGalena High School 26.4state median 21.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nevada high schools, 2024-25122 values from 3.0 to 73.5; Galena High School 26.4; state median 21.1.020406080students per full-time teacherGalena High School 26.4state median 21.1U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

16 AP courses and one counselor per 299 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Galena High School enrolled 1,194 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 39 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses16
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 299 of the 1,194 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions39
  • Chronically absent27.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.6% of students were White, 17.0% Hispanic, 6.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White70.6%
  2. Hispanic17.0%
  3. Two or more races6.3%
  4. Asian4.5%
  5. Black0.7%
  6. American Indian0.7%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Galena High School scored proficient or above: 64% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 43.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.6% in math in 2022-23 across Nevada. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nevada, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNevada
Reading and language arts, 2021-2264%46%43.5%
Math, 2022-2336%32% (2021-22)29.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% of the 323 students in Galena High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.4% across Nevada. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNevada
Four-year graduation rate90%81%81.4%
Students in the class3235,16838,348

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Reno

13 public high schools in Reno report 2024-25 enrollment; Galena High School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
North Valleys High School2,30725.133.9%
Reno High School1,74125.125.4%
Damonte Ranch High School1,73823.628.4%
Robert Mcqueen High School1,72725.825.3%
Galena High School1,34526.412.3%
Earl Wooster High School1,33819.0100.0%
Academy of Arts Careers & Tech57220.419.6%
Rise Academy for Adult Achievement547not reported30.9%

All public schools in Reno →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Galena High School

  1. Nevada Connections AcademyThe nearest public high school, 3.8 miles away: 1,054 students, 31.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
  2. Damonte Ranch High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.2 miles away: 1,738 students, 23.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
  3. Compare Galena High School with Nevada Connections AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Washoe County School District spends per student$10,869 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,869
  5. The largest public schools in NevadaGalena High School is the number 52 by size of 148 Nevada high schools open in 2024-25.#52 of 148
  6. Nevada schools by students per teacher26.4 students per teacher here against the Nevada median of 21.1 for high schools.26.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Galena High School

  1. How many students attend Galena High School?
    1,345 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,254 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Reno, NV.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Galena High School?
    26.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nevada median for high schools is 21.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Galena High School a Title I school?
    Galena High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Galena High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Galena High School scored proficient or above: 64% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 43.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.6% in math in 2022-23 across Nevada. Nevada's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Galena High School?
    90% of the 323 students in Galena High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.4% across Nevada. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Galena High School in?
    Washoe County School District, NCES district ID 3200480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 320048000257 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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