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Lincoln County schools had a dropout rate of 5.1% in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal. This is unchanged from the previous year.

C. O. Bastian High School saw the highest dropout rate in the county at 62.5%.

The year before, C. O. Bastian High School still had the highest dropout rate at 64.5%.

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
C. O. Bastian High School	49	62.5%
Caliente Elementary School	83	10%
Lincoln County High School	168	<5%
Meadow Valley Middle School	69	<5%
Pahranagat Valley High School	106	<5%
Pahranagat Valley Middle School	65	<5%
Panaca Elementary School	166	<5%
Pioche Elementary School	56	<5%