District Spotlight
Humboldt County's 19-Point Recovery: From Crisis to Progress
Humboldt County cut its chronic absenteeism rate by 19.4 points from its 2022 crisis peak, the largest improvement of any Nevada district.
Nevada
Education News & Data
Local education reporting from every corner of Nevada, grounded in Nevada Department of Education data.
Nevada Schools Below 10% Fell From 17.3% to 3.6%
School rows below 10% chronic absence declined from 103 of 597 in 2018-19 to 25 of 685 in 2024-25, while 49.5% of current rows reached at least 30%.
Three Rural Nevada District School Means Exceeded 34%
Elko, Lyon and Mineral district school means reached 34.6%, 39.5% and 40.2% in 2024-25; only Elko and Lyon more than doubled their 2018-19 rates.
Lyon County's Unbroken Climb: The Only District at an All-Time High
Lyon County's chronic absenteeism rate reached 39.5% in 2024-25, an all-time high. It is the only Nevada district that has not improved from its COVID-era peak.
Nevada Virtual Programs Spanned 8.3% to 80% Chronic Absence
Selected Nevada virtual and online programs ranged from 8.3% to 80% chronic absenteeism in 2024-25; Nevada Learning Academy had the largest estimated chronic count among school rows.
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Absence
70 Nevada Schools Where a Majority of Students Are Chronically Absent
The number of Nevada schools with chronic rates above 50% surged from 51 to 70 in 2024-25, reversing three years of progress. Clark County accounts for 38.
School Choice
Nevada's Charter Schools Beat Traditional Districts on Attendance
SPCSA charter schools have a weighted chronic rate of 23.3% vs. 33.9% for traditional districts. But the charter sector includes both the state's best and worst schools.
Equity
Nevada's Native American Students Cut Chronic Absenteeism by 7 Points Since 2022, but the Gap With White Peers Has Doubled
Chronic absenteeism among Native American students in Nevada has fallen from 51.5% in 2021-22 to 44.8% in 2023-24, but the gap with white students has nearly doubled since 2018-19.
District Spotlight
Washoe County: Steady Improvement, 5 Points Below Clark
Washoe County's weighted chronic rate of 30.5% is 4.5 points below Clark County, with consistent school-mean improvement from 31.0% in 2021 to 27.5% in 2025.
Equity
Nevada's Black-White Absenteeism Gap Has Narrowed From Its COVID Peak — But Remains 70% Wider Than 2019
Black students in Nevada have a chronic absenteeism rate of 37.8%, a 10.7-point gap above white students. The gap is narrowing from its 14.7-point pandemic peak but remains 70% wider than before COVID.
Absence
Only 1 of 17 Nevada Districts Has Recovered from the COVID Absenteeism Surge
Six years after the pandemic, Eureka County is the only Nevada district where chronic absenteeism has returned to pre-COVID levels. Sixteen districts remain 3 to 27 points above.
Absence
Nevada's Attendance Recovery Just Hit a Wall
After two years of improvement, chronic absenteeism reversed in 2025. Thirteen of 17 districts worsened, erasing nearly half a year of progress.
District Spotlight
Clark County's 106,000 Chronically Absent Students
More than one in three Clark County students were chronically absent in 2024-25. The district accounts for 68% of all chronically absent students in Nevada.
Enrollment
11 of 19 Nevada Counties at All-Time Enrollment Lows
From Clark County to Esmeralda's 69 students, traditional districts across Nevada are smaller than at any point in the last eight years as charters grow.
Absence
One in Three Nevada Students Missing Too Much School
An estimated 155,000 Nevada students were chronically absent in 2024-25, with a weighted statewide rate of 32.6% -- nearly double the pre-COVID level.
