NV Superintendent of Public Instruction Chad Aldis 2023 | Iowa Department of Education
NV Superintendent of Public Instruction Chad Aldis 2023 | Iowa Department of Education
American Indian students committed 5.8% of the 759 criminal incidents in Lyon County schools in the 2022-23 school year. This is a decrease in the share of crimes committed by American Indian students compared to the year before.
The most common offenses committed by American Indian students involved drugs and possessing drugs, occurring 59.1% of the time.
The year before, incidents involving violence were the most common crimes committed by American Indian Lyon County students.
Incidents involving violence were the most prevalent crimes among all students in Lyon County schools in the 2022-23 school year.
Overall, the total number of criminal incidents in Lyon County schools increased by 50.6% compared to the previous year.
Within Lyon County, Fernley High School experienced the highest level of student-perpetrated criminal activity.
Parents have raised concerns about increasing crime in Nevada schools.
“Nevada schools are in a state of crisis as classroom violence increases,” Sig and Lori Rogich wrote in an opinion column in the Reno Gazette Journal.
An analysis of school district police data by the Las Vegas Sun found that both the occurrence and intensity of crimes within schools are increasing dangerously.
Some data provided by the Nevada Accountability Portal may be incomplete, as it is subject to the limitations imposed by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
| School Name | Total Count of Incidents | % of American Indian Students Responsible |
|---|---|---|
| Fernley High School | 157 | 8.3% |
| Silverland Middle School | 108 | 18.5% |
| Sutro Elementary School | 72 | 0% |
| Silver Stage Elementary School | 68 | 0% |
| Silver Stage Middle School | 68 | 0% |
| Dayton High School | 66 | 1.5% |
| Dayton Intermediate School | 55 | 1.8% |
| Yerington Intermediate School | 43 | 7% |
| Silver Stage High School | 40 | 10% |
| Fernley Elementary School | 26 | 3.8% |
| Yerington High School | 20 | 0% |
| Fernley Intermediate School | 13 | 0% |
| Riverview Elementary School | 8 | 0% |
| East Valley Elementary School | 7 | 0% |
| Smith Valley Schools | 6 | 0% |
| Yerington Elementary School | 2 | 50% |
| Cottonwood Elementary School | 0 | 0% |
| Dayton Elementary School | 0 | 0% |
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