Nevada
State Governance
State Board of Education
The Nevada state board of education consists of seven voting members each serving a four-year term. Three board members are appointed and four are elected. Three additional nonvoting members and one non-voting student member serve one-year terms.
The state board has authority over:
- Content Standards Adoption
- Summative Assessments
- Nominating the Chief State School Officer
- Overseeing Authorization of Charter Schools
Governor
Chief State School Officer
Jhone Ebert
Appointed by the governor
State Context
State Demographics
Public Education Enrollment by Special Populations:
Free and Reduced Price Lunch: 52.9%
English Language Learners: 15.1%
Served by IDEA: 11.5%
2015 NAEP State Data
Reading scores for Grade 4 by state average, race/ethnicity, and NSLP-eligibility compared to the national average:
Reading scores for Grade 4 by race/ethnicity between 2003 and 2015, additional national average data is included:
Mathematics scores for Grade 8 by state average, race/ethnicity, and NSLP-eligibility compared to the national average:
Mathematics scores for Grade 8 by race/ethnicity between 2003 and 2015, additional national average data is included:
Science scores for Grade 8 by state average, race/ethnicity, and NSLP-eligibility compared to the national average:
Graduation Rates
Adjusted cohort graduation rate between 2011 and 2015:
Charter Schools
Year Charter School Law was Enacted: 1997
Number of Charter Schools in the 2014-15 Year: 38
Number of Students Served by Charter Schools in the 2014-15 Year: 28,975
Charter School Cap Law: None
ESSA Plan & Implementation
Learn about Nevada’s ESSA plan.