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's Vanishing 'Good Attendance' Schools: From 17% to 4%
The share of Nevada schools with chronic rates below 10% collapsed from 17.3% to 3.6%. Nearly half of all schools now exceed 30%.
The Rural Absenteeism Crisis: Three Nevada Counties Above 34%
Elko, Lyon, and Mineral counties have chronic rates of 34.6%, 39.5%, and 40.2% respectively, all more than double their pre-COVID levels.
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.
Virtual Schools Are Nevada's Worst Absenteeism Outliers
Nevada Learning Academy at CCSD has a 74.3% chronic rate with 3,204 students, meaning an estimated 2,400 students are chronically absent. But Nevada Virtual Charter achieves 9.6%.
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chronic-absenteeism
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.
chronic-absenteeism
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.
chronic-absenteeism
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.
chronic-absenteeism
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.
