Nevada · NCES F-33 finance data
Highest Spending Districts in Nevada
The 15 Nevada districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2021-22). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.
- $18,491
- Top per-pupil spend
- $13,679
- Avg across top 15
- 15
- Districts listed
The spending picture in one line
Mineral County School District spends $18,491 per student, the most of any Nevada district listed, against an average of $13,679 across the top 15.
- $18,491
- top spend (Mineral County School District)
- $7,800
- lowest on this list
- 2.4×
- spread across the listed districts
- 613
- students in the top district
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mineral County School District Hawthorne | $18,491 |
| 2 | Pershing County School District Lovelock | $17,969 |
| 3 | Lincoln County School District Panaca | $16,780 |
| 4 | White Pine County School District Ely | $16,637 |
| 5 | Lander County School District Battle Mountain | $14,752 |
| 6 | Humboldt County School District Winnemucca | $14,329 |
| 7 | Nye County School District Ton0pah | $14,127 |
| 8 | Elko County School District Elko | $13,008 |
| 9 | Carson City School District Carson City | $12,516 |
| 10 | Churchill County School District Fallon | $12,255 |
| 11 | Douglas County School District Minden | $12,077 |
| 12 | Lyon County School District Yerington | $11,928 |
| 13 | Clark County School District Las Vegas | $11,565 |
| 14 | Washoe County School District Reno | $10,957 |
| 15 | State-Sponsored Charter Schools Carson City | $7,800 |
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Methodology
Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.