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Elko County schools had a dropout rate of less than 5% in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal. This is unchanged from the previous year.

Carlin High School saw the highest dropout rate in the county at 5.6%.

The year before, Northeastern Nevada Virtual Academy had the highest dropout rate at 10.3%.

A study of high school dropout rates in Nevada found that students who dropped out were "more likely to face unemployment, rely on government cash assistance, food stamps and housing assistance, and to cycle in and out of the prison system."

In 2022, Black students in Nevada faced a marginally higher likelihood of dropping out of school compared to their peers, with a dropout rate of 5.2%.

School name	Total enrollment	Dropout rate
Adobe Middle School	756	<5%
Carlin Elementary School	171	<5%
Carlin High School	86	5.6%
Carlin Junior High School	52	<5%
Elko High School	1,329	<5%
Elko Institute for Academic Achievement	196	<5%
Flagview Intermediate School	662	<5%
Independence High School	29	<5%
Independence Valley Elementary School	8	<5%
Jackpot Elementary School	60	<5%
Jackpot High School	42	<5%
Jackpot Junior High School	21	<5%
Liberty Peak Elementary School	596	<5%
Mound Valley Elementary School	11	<5%
Northeastern Nevada Virtual Academy	223	<5%
Owyhee Elementary School	167	<5%
Owyhee High School	94	<5%
Owyhee Junior High School	40	<5%
Ruby Valley Elementary School	22	<5%
Spring Creek High School	855	<5%
Spring Creek Middle School	716	<5%
Wells Elementary School	172	<5%
Wells High School	102	<5%
Wells Junior High School	45	<5%
West Wendover Elementary School	436	<5%
West Wendover High School	316	<5%
West Wendover Middle School	226	<5%