Mineral County School District

Public school district · Mineral County · Nevada · NCES district ID 3200330

Mineral County School District spent $18,490 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23. Its 4 schools enrolled 534 students in 2024-25; 79.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,184 per student, up 20.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-79% (Nevada: 81.4%).

Spending per student among Nevada districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Mineral County in enrollment (88 to 3,329 students) and Mineral County itself.

Current spending per student, Nevada districts closest in size to Mineral County, FY23Esmeralda County $35,114; Eureka County $28,030; Davidson Academy $23,724; Storey County $20,563; Mineral County $18,490; Pershing County $18,081; Lincoln County $16,711; White Pine County $16,685; Lander County $14,753; Humboldt County $14,283; State median, under 1,000 students $20,563.10k20k30k40kEsmeralda County$35,114Eureka County$28,030Davidson Academy$23,724Storey County$20,563Mineral County$18,490Pershing County$18,081Lincoln County$16,711White Pine County$16,685Lander County$14,753Humboldt County$14,283State median, under 1,000 students $20,563
Current spending per student, Nevada districts closest in size to Mineral County, FY23Esmeralda County $35,114; Eureka County $28,030; Davidson Academy $23,724; Storey County $20,563; Mineral County $18,490; Pershing County $18,081; Lincoln County $16,711; White Pine County $16,685; Lander County $14,753; Humboldt County $14,283; State median, under 1,000 students $20,563.10k20k30k40kEsmeralda County$35,114Eureka County$28,030Davidson Academy$23,724Storey County$20,563Mineral County$18,490Pershing County$18,081Lincoln County$16,711White Pine County$16,685Lander County$14,753Humboldt County$14,283State median, under 1,000 students $20,563
Current spending per student, Nevada districts closest in size to Mineral County, FY23Esmeralda County $35,114; Eureka County $28,030; Davidson Academy $23,724; Storey County $20,563; Mineral County $18,490; Pershing County $18,081; Lincoln County $16,711; White Pine County $16,685; Lander County $14,753; Humboldt County $14,283; State median, under 1,000 students $20,563.10k20k30k40kEsmeralda County$35,114Eureka County$28,030Davidson Academy$23,724Storey County$20,563Mineral County$18,490Pershing County$18,081Lincoln County$16,711White Pine County$16,685Lander County$14,753Humboldt County$14,283State median, under 1,000 students $20,563
Current spending per student, Nevada districts closest in size to Mineral County, FY23Esmeralda County $35,114; Eureka County $28,030; Davidson Academy $23,724; Storey County $20,563; Mineral County $18,490; Pershing County $18,081; Lincoln County $16,711; White Pine County $16,685; Lander County $14,753; Humboldt County $14,283; State median, under 1,000 students $20,563.10k20k30k40kEsmeralda County$35,114Eureka County$28,030Davidson Academy$23,724Storey County$20,563Mineral County$18,490Pershing County$18,081Lincoln County$16,711White Pine County$16,685Lander County$14,753Humboldt County$14,283State median, under 1,000 students $20,563

Where the money came from

$10,479,000 in revenue: 79.3% state, 0.8% local and 19.9% federal. Total spending including $38,000 of capital outlay was $11,422,000, or $18,786 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Mineral County School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,314,000; Local $84,000; Federal $2,081,000; total $10,479,000.
  • State$8,314,000 79%
  • Local$84,000 1%
  • Federal$2,081,000 20%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 7 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

608 students in 2022-23, 594 students in 2023-24, 534 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Mineral County School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 608, 2023-24: 594, 2024-25: 53402004006008002022-236082023-245942024-25534
Mineral County School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 608, 2023-24: 594, 2024-25: 53402004006008002022-236082023-245942024-25534
Mineral County School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 608, 2023-24: 594, 2024-25: 53402004006008002022-236082023-245942024-25534
Mineral County School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 608, 2023-24: 594, 2024-25: 53402004006008002022-236082023-245942024-25534

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2360814.841.0
2023-2459416.236.7
2024-2553439.013.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Mineral County School District scored proficient or above: 29% in reading and 13% in math, against 43.5% in reading and 28.4% in math across Nevada. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nevada, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNevadaStudents tested
Reading and language arts29%43.5%292
Math13%28.4%294

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

70-79% of the 35 students in Mineral County School District'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 districtNevada
Four-year graduation rate70‑79%81.4%
Students in the class3538,348

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

2 elementary schools, 326 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hawthorne Elementary26713.4100.0%Schoolwide program
Schurz Elementary5914.8100.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 80 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hawthorne Junior High8019.9100.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 128 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mineral County High School12811.7100.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Mineral County Adult Education

High school in Hawthorne; 5 students.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Mineral County School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Mineral County School District

  1. Every school district in NevadaMineral County School District is the number 15 by size of 20 Nevada districts, with 613 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#15 of 20
  2. Pershing County School DistrictThe next larger Nevada district: 663 students in fall 2022, $18,081 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,081
  3. Storey County School DistrictThe next smaller Nevada district: 416 students in fall 2022, $20,563 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,563
  4. Compare Mineral County School District with Pershing County School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  5. Mineral County High School, its largest high school128 students in 2024-25, 11.7 per teacher.128
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Mineral County School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Mineral County School District?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 534 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Mineral County School District spend per student?
    $18,490 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,184 per student, up 20.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Mineral County School District's money come from?
    $10,479,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 79.3% state, 0.8% local and 19.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Mineral County School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 136 of the 673 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 20.2%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Mineral County School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Mineral County School District scored proficient or above: 29% in reading and 13% in math, against 43.5% in reading and 28.4% in math 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.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Mineral County School District?
    70-79% of the 35 students in Mineral County School District'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. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Mineral County School District's NCES district ID?
    3200330. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.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: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

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