Eagle Valley Times

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

There were 416 students in the halls of Storey County School District schools, 3.9% lower than the year before.

The enrollment numbers in Storey County 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, 52.2% of them were boys, and 47.8% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 78.4% of Storey County School District's total enrollment.

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

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
Virginia City High School	150	156	-3.8%
Hugh Gallagher Elementary School	124	125	-0.8%
Virginia City Middle School	95	103	-7.8%
Hillside Elementary School	47	49	-4.1%