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Douglas County School District, Nevada

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Douglas County School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 5,032 (2023-2024)
Schools: 16 (2023-2024)
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Douglas County School District is a school district in Nevada (Douglas County). During the 2024 school year, 5,032 students attended one of the district's 16 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

School board

The Douglas County School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
David Burns
Katherine Dickerson
Melinda Gneiting
Erinn Miller
Markus Zinke
Susan Jansen2024
Yvonne Wagstaff2024

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $7,465,000 $1,387 10%
Local: $7,615,000 $1,415 10%
State: $63,897,000 $11,870 81%
Total: $78,977,000 $14,672
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $69,784,000 $12,963
Total Current Expenditures: $65,010,000 $12,076
Instructional Expenditures: $35,784,000 $6,647 51%
Student and Staff Support: $6,813,000 $1,265 10%
Administration: $9,254,000 $1,719 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $13,159,000 $2,444 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,917,000 $727
Construction: $2,104,000 $390
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $29,000 $5
Interest on Debt: $828,000 $153


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 36 50-59 <50 27 10-14 35-39 40
2018-2019 44 40-49 40-59 31 25-29 45-49 50
2017-2018 42 40-49 21-39 29 15-19 40-44 48
2016-2017 49 50-59 21-39 38 30-34 45-49 53
2015-2016 51 60-69 21-39 38 25-29 50-54 55
2013-2014 72 80-89 40-59 62 60-64 65-69 75
2012-2013 70 75-79 40-59 58 55-59 70-74 73
2011-2012 81 >=90 60-79 69 65-69 80-84 84
2010-2011 74 85-89 40-59 61 50-54 75-79 79

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 51 70-79 >=50 40 25-29 50-54 55
2018-2019 55 60-69 21-39 43 30-34 60-64 60
2017-2018 54 50-59 40-59 40 30-34 55-59 59
2016-2017 58 60-69 21-39 45 40-44 60-64 63
2015-2016 61 80-89 40-59 50 40-44 65-69 65
2013-2014 77 70-79 40-59 67 65-69 80-84 81
2012-2013 75 75-79 60-79 64 65-69 75-79 79
2011-2012 76 70-79 60-79 62 65-69 75-79 80
2010-2011 74 75-79 60-79 62 60-64 75-79 78

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 89 >=50 PS 85-89 >=50 80-89 91
2018-2019 91 >=50 >=50 85-89 >=50 >=80 94
2017-2018 89 >=50 PS 85-89 >=50 80-89 85-89
2016-2017 88 >=50 PS 80-84 60-79 80-89 90
2015-2016 89 >=50 PS 80-84 >=50 >=80 90
2014-2015 91 >=50 PS 85-89 60-79 >=50 90-94
2013-2014 88 >=50 PS 85-89 60-79 >=50 89
2012-2013 85 >=50 PS 70-74 >=50 >=50 89
2011-2012 80 >=50 PS 70-74 >=50 >=80 82
2010-2011 83 >=50 PS 75-79 >=50 >=50 90


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 5,032 -5.6
2022-2023 5,312 -1.3
2021-2022 5,383 0.0
2020-2021 5,385 -7.4
2019-2020 5,786 -0.8
2018-2019 5,834 0.6
2017-2018 5,798 -2.3
2016-2017 5,932 -1.8
2015-2016 6,041 -0.3
2014-2015 6,057 -1.2
2013-2014 6,130 -0.2
2012-2013 6,141 -2.4
2011-2012 6,286 -0.9
2010-2011 6,343 -3.9
2009-2010 6,591 0.4
2008-2009 6,566 -3.7
2007-2008 6,807 -1.4
2006-2007 6,905 -1.0
2005-2006 6,974 -3.1
2004-2005 7,190 0.0
2003-2004 7,190 0.1
2002-2003 7,180 2.7
2001-2002 6,989 -0.6
2000-2001 7,033 -1.8
1999-2000 7,158 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Douglas County School District (%) Nevada K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.5 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.5 5.6
Black 0.3 12.2
Hispanic 24.7 44.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 1.5
Two or More Races 5.8 7.6
White 64.9 27.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Douglas County School District had 271.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.53.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 15.00
Elementary: 93.00
Secondary: 123.00
Total: 271.50

Douglas County School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 21.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 21.50
School Administrative Support: 31.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 124.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 16.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 17.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 7.00
Student Support Services: 15.00
Other Support Services: 75.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Douglas County School District operates 16 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alt School24-12
Aspire Academy High School799-12
Carson Valley Middle School6036-8
C. C. Meneley Elementary School374PK-5
Douglas County Adult School0UG-UG
Douglas High School1,5849-12
Douglas Nevada Online206-8
Gardnerville Elementary School315PK-5
George Whittell High School1286-12
G. L. Scarselli Elementary School327PK-5
Jacks Valley Elementary School330PK-5
Jacobsen High School227-12
Minden Elementary School386PK-5
Pau Wa Lu Middle School4596-8
Pinon Hills Elementary School252PK-5
Zephyr Cove Elementary School151PK-5

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