Eagle Valley Times

The only school district in Carson City suffered a drop in enrollment numbers in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

There were 7,362 students in the halls of Carson City School District schools, 1.3% lower than the year before.

The enrollment numbers in Carson City amplified the state's declining trend, showing a sharper decrease in student numbers than the state average, which shows an overall decrease in enrollment across the state.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.3% of them were boys, and 48.7% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Carson City School District students was Hispanic, accounting for 46% of the student population.

Carson City School District has a main office in Carson City and is the only school district within Carson City.

Meanwhile, chronic absenteeism has become a significant issue in Nevada since the pandemic. In the 2022-23 school year, the state reported that more than a third of students (34.9%) were chronically absent from classes, nearly double the rate from 2018-19 (18.8%). This mirrors a national trend, with estimates suggesting the number of chronically absent students in the U.S. has grown to over 16 million compared to pre-pandemic data.

Currently, Nevada has roughly one teacher for every 22 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.

School	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total % Change
Carson High School	2,289	2,276	0.6%
Carson Middle School	886	974	-9%
Eagle Valley Middle School	782	783	-0.1%
Fremont Elementary	578	571	1.2%
Bordewich/Bray Elementary	578	575	0.5%
Mark Twain Elementary	558	561	-0.5%
Al Seeliger Elementary	526	511	2.9%
Edith W. Fritsch Elementary	470	483	-2.7%
Empire Elementary	452	478	-5.4%
Carson Montessori	292	283	3.2%
Pioneer Academy	206	207	-0.5%
Early Childhood Center	37	40	-7.5%