Humboldt County School District
| Humboldt County School District | |
|---|---|
 Administration office in Winnemucca | |
| 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.
Its headquarters are in Winnemucca.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
Schools
[edit]K–12 schools
[edit]High schools (9–12)
[edit]- Albert M. Lowry High School (Winnemucca)
- Previously known as Humboldt County High School, it had 360 students in the 1963-1964 school year.[4]
K-8 schools
[edit]- 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.[6] It had 20 students in the 1963-1964 school year.[4] The enrollment in December 2004 was the same number as the 1963-1964 figure.[6]
- Kings River School (Kings River Valley)
- It had 15 students in the 1963-1964 school year.[4]
- Orovada School (Orovada)
- In 1954 the Orovada School had 22 students.[7] A new 3,200-square-foot (300 m2) building, designed by Alegre and Hanson and built by A.T. Costa, opened in 1958.[8] The two classroom facility and two teacher apartment facilities were made of pumice.[9] 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.[10]
- Paradise Valley School (Paradise Valley)
- It had 27 students in the 1963-1964 school year.[4]
Junior high schools (7–8)
[edit]
- Winnemucca Junior High School (Winnemucca)
Middle schools (5–6)
[edit]- French Ford Middle School (Winnemucca)
Elementary schools (K–4)
[edit]
- Grass Valley Elementary School (Winnemucca)
- Sonoma Heights Elementary School (Winnemucca)
- In 1957 the plans to design the school, which were to be done by Alegre, Igaz and Harrison, a Reno, Nevada company, were underway.[11] It had 438 students in the 1963-1964 school year, and at the time it covered Kindergarten through 3rd Grade.[4]
- Winnemucca Grammar School (Winnemucca)
- It had 456 students in the 1963-1964 school year.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ 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 March 5, 2022.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Humboldt County, NV" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 15, 2022. - Text list.
- ^ "Home". Humboldt County School District. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
Humboldt County School District 310 E 4th St Winnemucca, NV 89445
- ^ a b c d e f g "Humboldt School Enrollment Gains". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 11, 1963. p. 2. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Humboldt school board facing growth problems". Reno Evening Gazette. Reno, Nevada. May 12, 1978. p. 10. - Clipping from Newspaper.com. Text detail A and Text detail B
- ^ a b Roccapriore, Carla (December 12, 2004). "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. October 3, 1954. p. 3. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New School Dedicated". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. March 11, 1958. p. 13. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Orovada School Contract Is Let". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. July 25, 1957. p. 11. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heat System At Orovada School Woe". Nevada State Journal. August 13, 1966. p. 7. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Plans Prepared for Grade School". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. July 25, 1957. p. 11. - See Clipping at Newspapers.com.