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Fernley High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1300 Hwy 95 A South
Fernley, NV 89408
Phone
(775) 575-3400
District
Lyon
County
LYON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1321
Classroom Teachers
54

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Nevada

3

(10 is best)

Better than 26.0% of all NV schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Fernley High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
30%
29%
42%
7%
18%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
24
20
No Data
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 334 25.3%
Grade 10 340 25.7%
Grade 11 325 24.6%
Grade 12 311 23.5%
Total 1321 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 59.1% 62.0% 30.6%
Black 1.5% 1.0% 13.3%
Hispanic 30.9% 31.3% 47.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.0% 1.4% 6.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 6.5% 4.3% 2.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 91.6% 81.5%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 91.5% 79.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.2% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 60,630 3,194,176
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 30.3 29
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.5% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.1% 34.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.4% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 21.7% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 23,423 1,183,393
Single Parent Households With Children 9.3% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.7% 87.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.2% 27.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.2% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.0% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.9% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.1% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.8% 14.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.1% 9.8%
$15,000 or less 8.9% 8.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,114 $55,378,000 46.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,156 $10,469,000 8.8%
Staff $355 $3,212,000 2.7%
General Administration $387 $3,508,000 3.0%
School Administration $919 $8,319,000 7.0%
Operation $1,054 $9,546,000 8.0%
Transportation $539 $4,885,000 4.1%
Other $767 $6,947,000 5.9%
Total Support $5,177 $46,886,000 39.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,805 $16,347,000 13.8%
Total Expenditures $13,096 $118,611,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,056 $2,933,416,000 49.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $301,833,000 5.1%
Staff $519 $251,588,000 4.3%
General Administration $156 $75,354,000 1.3%
School Administration $756 $366,104,000 6.2%
Operation $902 $436,957,000 7.4%
Transportation $323 $156,423,000 2.7%
Other $426 $206,305,000 3.5%
Total Support $3,705 $1,794,564,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,364 $1,144,939,000 19.5%
Total Expenditures $12,126 $5,872,919,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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