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Jerry Whitehead Elementary School

(775) 626-5200

Physical Address:
3570 Waterfall DR
Sparks, NV  89434
Mailing Address:
3570 Waterfall Drive
Sparks, NV  89434

School Information

District:
Washoe County School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Washoe County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 6
Number of Students:
477

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Jerry Whitehead Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
White 70.44% 52.49% 45.93%
Hispanic 17.40% 34.35% 35.10%
Asian/Pacific 5.87% 6.53% 7.07%
Black 3.77% 4.16% 11.36%
American Indian 2.52% 3.35% 3.69%

Genders in Jerry Whitehead Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Male 53.04% 50.19% 49.41%
Female 46.96% 49.81% 50.59%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Jerry Whitehead Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 324 330 336
Hispanic 82 71 83
Asian/Pacific 19 21 28
Black 15 17 18
American Indian 4 12 12
Others 0 0 0
Total 444 451 477

Enrollment by Gender for Jerry Whitehead Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 236 244 253
Female 208 207 224
Total 444 451 477

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Jerry Whitehead Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 444 451 477
# Eligible for free lunch 45 (10%) 53 (12%) 96 (20%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 33 (7%) 34 (8%) 36 (8%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 78 (18%) 87 (19%) 132 (28%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Jerry Whitehead Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 444 451 477
Fulltime teachers 22.0 20.0 21.5
Student/Teacher Ratio 20.20 22.60 22.19
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 18.44 18.18 18.36