Humboldt County School District Explained

Address:	310 East Fourth Street
City:	Winnemucca
State:	Nevada
Zipcode:	89445
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	40.9752°N -117.731°W
Type:	Public
Grades:	PreK–12
Students:	3,267
Teachers:	245.0 (FTE)
Staff:	246.0 (FTE)
Ratio:	13.33

The Humboldt County School District is a public school district serving K−12 education in Humboldt County, Nevada,^[1] in the northwestern part of the state.

Its headquarters are in Winnemucca.^[2]

History

The district had 1,547 students in the 1963-1964 school year, an increase by 97 from the preceding school year.^[3]

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.^[4]

Schools

K–12 schools

• McDermitt Combined School (McDermitt)

High schools (9–12)

• Albert M. Lowry High School (Winnemucca)
  • Previously known as Humboldt County High School, it had 360 students in the 1963-1964 school year.^[3]

K-8 schools

• 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.^[5] It had 20 students in the 1963-1964 school year.^[3] The enrollment in December 2004 was the same number as the 1963-1964 figure.^[5]
• Kings River School (Kings River Valley)
  • It had 15 students in the 1963-1964 school year.^[3]
• Orovada School (Orovada)
  • In 1954 the Orovada School had 22 students.^[6] A new 3200square feet building, designed by Alegre and Hanson and built by A.T. Costa, opened in 1958.^[7] The two classroom facility and two teacher apartment facilities were made of pumice.^[8] 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.^[9]
• Paradise Valley School (Paradise Valley)
  • It had 27 students in the 1963-1964 school year.^[3]

Junior high schools (7–8)

• Winnemucca Junior High School (Winnemucca)

Middle schools (5–6)

• French Ford Middle School (Winnemucca)

Elementary schools (K–4)

• 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.^[10] It had 438 students in the 1963-1964 school year, and at the time it covered Kindergarten through 3rd Grade.^[3]
• Winnemucca Grammar School (Winnemucca)
  • It had 456 students in the 1963-1964 school year.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Humboldt County, NV. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-07-15. - Text list.
2. Web site: Home. Humboldt County School District. 2023-03-11. Humboldt County School District 310 E 4th St Winnemucca, NV 89445.
3. News: Humboldt School Enrollment Gains. Reno Gazette-Journal. 1963-09-11. 2. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
4. News: Humboldt school board facing growth problems. Reno Evening Gazette. Reno, Nevada. 1978-05-12. 10. - Clipping from Newspaper.com. Text detail A and Text detail B
5. News: Roccapriore. Carla. Tiny-town students visit biggest little city. Reno Gazette-Journal. 2004-12-12. 1C, 2C. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.
6. News: Orovada School Enrollment 22. Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. 1954-10-03. 3. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
7. News: New School Dedicated. Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. 1958-03-11. 13. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
8. News: Orovada School Contract Is Let. Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. 1957-07-25. 11. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
9. News: Heat System At Orovada School Woe. Nevada State Journal. 1966-08-13. 7. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
10. News: Plans Prepared for Grade School. Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. 1957-07-25. 11. - See Clipping at Newspapers.com.