Washoe Country School District
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Mission Statement
The Washoe County School District provides each student the opportunity to achieve his or her potential through a superior education in a safe and challenging environment in order to develop responsible and productive citizens for our diverse and rapidly changing community.
About the Washoe County School District
The Washoe County School District operates 92 schools spread over a county larger than the state of Delaware. Total enrollment is more than 63,000. The district includes two schools in the communities of Gerlach/Empire, one in Wadsworth, three in the resort area of Incline Village (north shore of Lake Tahoe), and 89 in the Reno/Sparks metropolitan area. Currently there are 64 elementary schools, a special education school, 15 middle schools, 12 comprehensive high schools plus Washoe High School (an alternative school), Truckee Meadows Community College Magnet High School and the Academy for Arts, Career, and Technology.
For details on each of our schools click here.
Personnel
The school district has more than 7,200 employees and 1,300 substitute teachers. Washoe County School District is one of the largest employers in northern Nevada. Over 4,000 are licensed employees (teachers, counselors, nurses, principals, accountants) and about 2,700 are classified employees (office personnel, food service, bus drivers, custodians). The teaching staff is highly trained, dedicated and experienced. 124 teachers and counselors have achieved National Board Certification. About 55 percent have Masters degrees and above and 40 percent have more than 10 years experience teaching in the Washoe County School District.
For employment opportunities in the Washoe County School District, click here.
Business and Finance
The general operating budget for the 2007-2008 school year is $426,307,917. Seventy-six percent of this support comes from local sources, twenty percent from state sources and a small amount from federal and other sources. Local funds from sales and property taxes make up seventy percent of the total resources. Per-pupil expenditure from the general operating budget is about $6,430. Nearly 2/3 of our per-pupil dollars are spent on instruction and instructional support.
For a detailed budget breakdown and quarterly reports, click here.
