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District profile / Nevada

Washoe County

Reno, Nevada · Public school district · #2 of 11 Nevada districts by enrollment

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64,244
Students
2024-25 school year
113
Schools
2024-25 school year
$10,389
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 14% below the Nevada median
19.2
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Nevada median 19.0

Washoe County is a public school district based in Reno, Nevada, serving 64,244 students in 113 schools. By enrollment it ranks #2 of the 11 Nevada districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 90% of them. Its schools average 569 students each, more than the Nevada median of 330. It spends about $10,389 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% less than the Nevada median. It has roughly 19.2 students per teacher. We've matched 19 news stories to the district.

How Washoe County compares

Washoe CountyNevada median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending per student$10,389
Nevada median $12,042 · 14% below · FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student$5,934
Nevada median $6,812 · 13% below · FY2020-21
Students per school569
Nevada median 330 · 72% above · 2024-25
Students per teacher19.2
Nevada median 19.0 · about the same · 2024-25
Students per counselor345
Nevada median 414 · 17% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$811.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 10%State 25%Local 65%
MeasureWashoe CountyNevada medianYear
Current spending per student$10,389$12,042FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student$5,934$6,812FY2020-21
Total spending$913.4 millionn/aFY2020-21
Total revenue$811.2 millionn/aFY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)3,342n/a2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)7,329n/a2024-25
Students per teacher19.219.02024-25
Students per counselor3454142024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Nevada median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

In the news

19 stories matched

Peer districts in Nevada

Compare side by side →
DistrictStudentsSchoolsSpending per studentStudents per teacherRank
Clark County School DistrictLas Vegas306,038379$10,11818.6#1
Washoe CountyReno · this district64,244113$10,38919.2#2
ElkoElko9,59534$12,12518.7#3
LyonYerington9,20519$12,04219.8#4
Carson CityCarson City7,45910$11,63324.3#5

Similar-size districts nationally

DistrictStudentsSpending per studentStudents per teacher
Virginia Beach City Public SchoolsVirginia Beach, VA64,731$12,86914.3
Chesterfield County Public SchoolsChesterfield, VA64,194$10,88613.5
Seminole CountySanford, FL63,934$9,08017.0
Elk Grove UnifiedElk Grove, CA63,421$12,17922.7

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-nv-washoe-county