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In 2022-23 school year, 33 white students reportedly involved in criminal offenses in Storey County schools

Webp superintendent of public instruction chad aldis 2023

NV Superintendent of Public Instruction Chad Aldis 2023 | Iowa Department of Education

NV Superintendent of Public Instruction Chad Aldis 2023 | Iowa Department of Education

There were 33 white students involved in criminal incidents at Storey County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

White students committed 74% of the 50 criminal incidents in Storey County schools in the 2022-23 school year. This is a decrease in the share of crimes committed by white students compared to the year before.

The most common offense committed by white students involved violence, occurring 75.7% of the time.

The year before, incidents involving violence were also the most common crimes committed by white Storey County students.

In fact, incidents involving violence were the most prevalent crimes among all students in Storey County schools in the 2022-23 school year.

Overall, the total number of criminal incidents in Storey County schools increased by 19% compared to the previous year.

Within Storey County, Virginia City 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.

Ethnicity Breakdown of Storey County Criminal Incidents in 2022-23 School Year
White [74%]Hispanic [20%]Black [10%]Ethnities with <5% [6%]

Storey County Schools Criminal Incidents in 2022-23 School Year
School NameTotal Count of Incidents% of White Students Responsible
Virginia City High School2766.7%
Virginia City Middle School1794.1%
Hugh Gallagher Elementary School540%
Hillside Elementary School1100%

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