Esmeralda County School District
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Esmeralda County School District provides public education in Esmeralda County
, Nevada
. It is the smallest school district in Nevada. However, there are several smaller school districts in the United States
, such as those in rural Montana
and Alaska
. In the 2004-2005 school year, the district had 65 students, 5 teachers and 3 schools. The school district also has a unique four-day school week.
The district has no high school
and transports these students to Tonopah
.
Esmeralda County, Nevada
Esmeralda County is a county in the west of U.S. state of Nevada. Its county seat is Goldfield. Its 2000 census population was officially 971, making its population density 0.1045 inhabitants/km² , the second-lowest of any county-equivalent outside of Alaska. As of 2010, the population had...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. It is the smallest school district in Nevada. However, there are several smaller school districts in the United States
United States
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, such as those in rural Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
and Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. In the 2004-2005 school year, the district had 65 students, 5 teachers and 3 schools. The school district also has a unique four-day school week.
The district has no high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
and transports these students to Tonopah
Tonopah, Nevada
Tonopah is a census-designated place located in and the county seat of Nye County, Nevada. It is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 6 and 95 approximately mid-way between Las Vegas and Reno....
.
Schools
- Dyer Elementary School, the district's largest with 45 students
- Goldfield Elementary School
- Silver Peak Elementary School