Other / mixed grade configuration · Silver Peak, NV

Silver Peak Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Silver Peak Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 65/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 320015000145
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0/100100/10065/100
👥 S:T ratio
76
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
95
📋 Attendance
58
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Silver Peak Elementary School earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Nevada schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Nevada.

65
Resource Index · Higher
6:1
small classes for Nevada
6
students enrolled

Silver Peak Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Nevada schools. Computed live against every Nevada school reporting to NCES.

School address

Silver Peak, NV 89047
District: Esmeralda County School District · Nevada

NCES ID 320015000145 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 320015000145 · Silver Peak, NV Other · SMALL · TRAD

6 enr · 6:1 · RII 65

Nearest enrollment peer: Dyer Elementary School (37 students)

Silver Peak Elementary School CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Nevada schools → · Find another →

Silver Peak Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Silver Peak Elementary School reports 6 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Silver Peak Elementary School compares

Silver Peak Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Nevada and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Nevada Nevada avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 6:1 ▼ 71% 20.5:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 6 top 98% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

6:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
6
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
6:1
students per teacher - 71% below state mean
Top 3% in Nevada - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$35,114
per pupil, district-wide - above Nevada avg of $16,469
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 83.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 16.7%

Largest group: White at 83.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 27.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 27.8, Silver Peak Elementary School is less mixed than the Nevada school average of 56.4.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Esmeralda County School District, which includes Silver Peak Elementary School.

$35,114
Per student
+113%
vs Nevada
Avg $16,469
+99%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 1.3%
State 83.9%
Federal 14.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Silver Peak Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Dyer Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Goldfield Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Esmeralda Virtual High School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Silver Peak Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Esmeralda County School District · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~6 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~6:1)

Frequently asked questions about Silver Peak Elementary School

How many students attend Silver Peak Elementary School?

Silver Peak Elementary School has 6 students enrolled. It is a public school in Silver Peak, NV.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Silver Peak Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Silver Peak Elementary School is 6:1, which is 71% lower than the Nevada average of 20.5:1 and 62% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Silver Peak Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Silver Peak Elementary School is White at 83.3% of enrollment, in Silver Peak, NV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Silver Peak Elementary School?

Silver Peak Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 65/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Esmeralda County School District?

Besides Silver Peak Elementary School, Esmeralda County School District also operates Dyer Elementary School (37 students), Goldfield Elementary School (24 students), and Esmeralda Virtual High School (8 students). See the Esmeralda County School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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