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Carson City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Carson City.

Carson City’s School Grade B better than 58% of Nevada school districts

Students
5,027
Schools
9
Spent per student
$14,584
NV $14,868
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Debt
$91M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Carson City School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 58% of Nevada districts
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 35% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $91M, about $18,102 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 58% of the 19 Nevada school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BCarson City 58,571

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Carson City. Grade by grade →

PK–56 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NV

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency32%
State average 28.4% · 3,970 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 43.5% · 3,962 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 81.4% · 571 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,584 per student · 2% below NV
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 40%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 76%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
7,739’20
7,702’21
7,617’22
7,439’23
5,027’24

Down 35% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 49%White 42%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

9 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nevada’s other public schools.

Fremont Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carson City
B−
553 students15:1
Bordewich/Bray Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carson City
B
539 students16:1
Al Seeliger Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carson City
A−
527 students17:1
Edith W. Fritsch Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carson City
A−
500 students17:1
Mark Twain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carson City
B
497 students16:1
Empire Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carson City
C+
445 students16:1
Carson Montessori
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Carson City
B
279 students20:1
Eagle Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carson City
B−
854 students18:1
Carson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carson City
B
833 students18:1

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Nevada.