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Sparks High School

(775) 353-5550

Physical Address:
820 15th ST
Sparks, NV  89431
Mailing Address:
820 15th Street
Sparks, NV  89431

School Information

District:
Washoe County School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Washoe County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1146

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Sparks High School

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 61.87% 34.35% 35.10%
White 25.48% 52.49% 45.93%
Asian/Pacific 6.37% 6.53% 7.07%
Black 4.62% 4.16% 11.36%
American Indian 1.66% 3.35% 3.69%

Genders in Sparks High School

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.09% 50.19% 49.41%
Female 49.91% 49.81% 50.59%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Sparks High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 676 664 709
White 340 297 292
Asian/Pacific 72 74 73
Black 59 50 53
American Indian 23 17 19
Others 0 0 0
Total 1170 1102 1146

Enrollment by Gender for Sparks High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 578 561 574
Female 592 541 572
Total 1170 1102 1146

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Sparks High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1170 1102 1146
# Eligible for free lunch 332 (28%) 359 (33%) 491 (43%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 181 (15%) 170 (15%) 134 (12%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 513 (44%) 529 (48%) 625 (55%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Sparks High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1170 1102 1146
Fulltime teachers 60.8 63.0 60.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 19.20 17.50 19.10
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 18.44 18.18 18.36