Humboldt County School District
| Humboldt County School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
310 East Fourth Street
Winnemucca , Nevada, 89445United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°58′31″N 117°43′52″W / 40.9752°N 117.7310°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | PreK–12[1] |
| NCES District ID | 3200210[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 3,267[1] |
| Teachers | 245.0 (FTE)[1] |
| Staff | 246.0 (FTE)[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 13.33[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
The Humboldt County School District is a public school district serving K−12 education in Humboldt County, Nevada,[2] in the northwestern part of the state.
History
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The district had 1,547 students in the 1963-1964 school year, an increase by 97 from the preceding school year.[3]
In 1978 there was a group of parents in the Happy Creek/Leonard Creek/Pahute Meadows region, served by a privately-operated school, asking for the county district to open a public school for the area.[4]
Schools
K–12 schools
High schools (9–12)
- Albert M. Lowry High School (Winnemucca)
- Previously known as Humboldt County High School, it had 360 students in the 1963-1964 school year.[3]
K-8 schools
- Denio School (Denio)
- It is a two-room schoolhouse. The school lacks a full service cafeteria. Its nature, as of 2004, allows teachers to have informal, flexible scheduling.[5] It had 20 students in the 1963-1964 school year.[3] The enrollment in December 2004 was the same number as the 1963-1964 figure.[5]
- Kings River School (Kings River Valley)
- It had 15 students in the 1963-1964 school year.[3]
- Orovada School (Orovada)
- In 1954 the Orovada School had 22 students.[6] A new building, designed by Alegre and Hanson, opened in 1958.[7] Orovada School had 50 students in the 1963-1964 school year.[3] In 1966 some parents stated that the district needed a new heating system in the school and they would prevent their children from attending if this was not done.[8]
- Paradise Valley School (Paradise Valley)
- It had 27 students in the 1963-1964 school year.[3]
Junior high schools (7–8)
- Winnemucca Junior High School (Winnemucca)
Middle schools (5–6)
- French Ford Middle School (Winnemucca)
Elementary schools (K–4)
- Grass Valley Elementary School (Winnemucca)
- Sonoma Heights Elementary School (Winnemucca)
- It had 438 students in the 1963-1964 school year, and at the time it covered Kindergarten through 3rd Grade.[3]
- Winnemucca Grammar School (Winnemucca)
- It had 456 students in the 1963-1964 school year.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for HUMBOLDT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Humboldt County, NV" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-07-15. - Text list.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Humboldt School Enrollment Gains". Reno Gazette-Journal. 1963-09-11. p. 2. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Humboldt school board facing growth problems". Reno Evening Gazette. Reno, Nevada. 1978-05-12. p. 10. - Clipping from Newspaper.com. Text detail A and Text detail B
- ^ a b Roccapriore, Carla (2004-12-12). "Tiny-town students visit biggest little city". Reno Gazette-Journal. pp. 1C, 2C. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Orovada School Enrollment 22". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. 1954-10-03. p. 3. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New School Dedicated". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. 1958-03-11. p. 13. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heat System At Orovada School Woe". Nevada State Journal. 1966-08-13. p. 7. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
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