Eagle Valley Times

The majority of students in Douglas County schools were white in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

Of the 2,417 students attending schools in the county, 65.1% were white. Hispanic students were the second most represented ethnicity, making up 24.7% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Douglas County, representing 64.7% of the student body.

Douglas High School had the most diverse student body in the county, which included white, Hispanic, multiracial, American Indian or Alaskan Native, and Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county dropped to 48.7% compared to the previous year.

Data indicates significant achievement gaps in Nevada, particularly for Hispanic and Black students. During the 2023-24 academic year, Hispanic students, representing 44.9% of the state's student body, achieved proficiency rates of 23.5% in math and 32.9% in English Language Arts (ELA). These rates lag approximately 20 percentage points behind their white peers.

The gap is even more pronounced for Black students, who demonstrated average math proficiency of 16.9% and ELA proficiency of 26.9%.

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

School name	Most Prevalent Ethnic Group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Douglas High School	White	65.8%	1,584
Carson Valley Middle School	White	65.7%	603
Pau Wa Lu Middle School	White	59.3%	459
Minden Elementary School	White	69.9%	386
C. C. Meneley Elementary School	White	57.5%	374
Jacks Valley Elementary School	White	57.6%	330
G. L. Scarselli Elementary School	White	70.3%	327
Gardnerville Elementary School	White	60.6%	315
Pinon Hills Elementary School	White	75%	252
Zephyr Cove Elementary School	White	77.5%	151
George Whittell High School	White	64.8%	128
ASPIRE Academy High School	White	63.3%	79
Douglas Nevada Online	White	80%	20