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Pershing School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nevada for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 293 students in Pershing School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Nevada.
Public Preschool in Pershing School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Nevada public pre school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 41% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nevada public preschool average of 75% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NV)
# Schools
6 Schools
371 Schools
# Students
636 Students
178,603 Students
# Teachers
49 Teachers
9,849 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Pershing School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 20 school districts in Nevada (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#16 out of 20 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)15%
30%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
26%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.64
0.70
% American Indian
5%
1%
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
34%
47%
% Black
2%
13%
% White
49%
25%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
9%
8%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,854 is higher than the state median of $12,085. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,770 is higher than the state median of $12,248. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$5,795 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$5,873 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,854
$12,085
Spending / Student
$21,770
$12,248
Best Pershing School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lovelock Elementary School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1100 Harvard Way
Lovelock, NV 89419
(775) 273-2176
Lovelock, NV 89419
(775) 273-2176
Grades: PK-5
| 293 students
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