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DAMONTE RANCH HIGH SCHOOL → Douglas High School → GALENA HIGH SCHOOL → EDWARD C. REED HIGH SCHOOL → PROCTER R. HUG HIGH SCHOOL → RENO HIGH SCHOOL → NORTH VALLEYS HIGH SCHOOL → ROBERT MCQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL →At a glance
- 18 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- 4 calculus classes · 2 physics · 18 chemistry
- AP rigor: Top 3.7% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: 95th percentile by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 93% in 2019 (67th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Carson High School compares for families
Among the nation's most academically rigorous high schools.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor sits in the top 3.7% of US high schools with 18 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyNV trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−10 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: DAMONTE RANCH HIGH SCHOOL, Douglas High School, GALENA HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
Top 3.7% of US high schools
Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2195th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
67th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Your state's public flagship
University of Nevada-Reno
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $15,927/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -0.0%/year, projecting from 2023's 2,275 students:
≈ 2 fewer students by 2028 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $12,868 per student in district revenue, the 2 students projected to be lost by 2028 represent ≈ $25,736/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAMONTE RANCH HIGH SCHOOL RENO |
Public | 17.7 | 1,737 | -10.3% |
| Douglas High School Minden |
Public | 14.7 | 1,499 | -5.4% |
| GALENA HIGH SCHOOL RENO |
Public | 15.2 | 1,343 | +12.8% |
| EDWARD C. REED HIGH SCHOOL SPARKS |
Public | 26.9 | 2,089 | -5.6% |
| PROCTER R. HUG HIGH SCHOOL Sparks |
Public | 27.3 | 2,004 | +20.5% |
| RENO HIGH SCHOOL RENO |
Public | 24.4 | 1,736 | -10.3% |
| NORTH VALLEYS HIGH SCHOOL RENO |
Public | 30.5 | 2,297 | -5.7% |
| ROBERT MCQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL RENO |
Public | 26.3 | 1,716 | +4.4% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantCarson High School is a public high school in Carson City, NV, enrolling 2,275 students in grades 9-12 in 2023.
Enrollment is up 7% from 2021 to 2023.
It offers 18 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 96% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
586 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 95% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 93% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 325 students per school counselor.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Carson High School offer? Carson High School offers 18 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 96% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Carson High School's graduation rate? Carson High School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 93% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Carson High School? Carson High School is a public high school in Carson City, NV, enrolling 2,275 students in grades 9-12 in 2023.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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