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Lincoln County High School

Public Grades 9-12
53rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 105 Nevada High Schools
Better than 50% of Nevada high schools
Summary

Lincoln County High School is a public high school in Panaca, a small rural community in Nevada's Lincoln County, serving grades 9–12 to 151 students as part of the Lincoln district.

Lincoln County High School's statewide standing has improved steadily. Its 2025–2026 SchoolDigger rank is 53rd out of 105 Nevada high schools — the 50th percentile, with 3 stars. That is up from 62nd of 103 (40th percentile, 2 stars) in 2024–2025 and 72nd of 101 (29th percentile, 1 star) in 2020–2021. Its best year in the available data remains 2014–2015, when it ranked 31st of 107 at the 71st percentile with 4 stars. On 2025–2026 tests, ACT math proficiency is 25.5%, above the district's 19.7% and the state's 22.6%. ACT English is 50%, above the district's 42.6% and essentially even with the state's 50.8%. Science End-of-Course proficiency is 26.6%, nearly identical to the district (26.3%) and state (26.5%). Chronic absenteeism fell from 31.4% in 2021–2022 to 17.7% in 2025–2026, now below the state's 25.5%, though the district's 15.1% is still slightly lower. Graduation rates were high when school-level figures were reported: 94.7% in 2022–2023, 94.6% in 2019–2020, and 91.7% in 2018–2019. The latest 2024–2025 school-level rate is not available, while the district reported 92.5% and the state 85.4%.

The nearest comparison school is C O Bastian High School, 13.6 miles away in Caliente and also in the Lincoln district. Bastian serves grades 7–12, enrolls 64 students, and serves a very different student population: 100% free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025 versus 38.41% at Lincoln County High School, with per-student spending of $32,160 in 2023–2024 versus $18,763. Bastian's student-teacher ratio is 10.6, close to Lincoln County High School's 12, which has improved sharply from 25.8 in 2022–2023. Bastian's current test scores are suppressed by the state, so direct achievement comparisons are not possible. Two cautions for families: ACT English has been volatile (37.5% in 2024–2025 and 38.1% in 2022–2023 before this year's 50%), and the most recent school-level graduation rate is not reported.

151
Students ?
12.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,763
Per pupil spending ?
38.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1111 East Edwards Street
       Panaca, NV  89042

(775) 728-4481

District: Lincoln


Feeder schools for Lincoln County High School:

Elementary:    Caliente Elementary School
    Panaca Elementary School
    Pioche Elementary School
Middle:    Meadow Valley Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
84.1%
Hispanic:
8.6%
Two or more races:
6.0%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 51st percentile in 2014 → 50th in 2026
Strengths
✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Nevada average (81%)
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school34%
District avg29%
Nevada avg31%
53rd of 105
Nevada public high schools ?
Top 50%▼ down 4 pts since 2016
From top 46% (2016) to top 50% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Nevada High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
202643.553 of 10549.5%★★★☆☆
202534.062 of 10339.8%★★☆☆☆
202241.354 of 9643.8%★★☆☆☆
202128.172 of 10128.7%★☆☆☆☆
201951.855 of 13659.6%★★★☆☆
201849.055 of 11853.4%★★★☆☆
201747.957 of 12554.4%★★★☆☆
201649.452 of 11354.0%★★★☆☆
201569.731 of 10771.0%★★★★☆
201458.151 of 10551.4%★★★☆☆
201339.376 of 11030.9%★★☆☆☆
200925.045 of 6025.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201937.377 of 12136.4%★★☆☆☆
201849.545 of 9954.5%★★★☆☆
201740.653 of 8033.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201939.860 of 10945.0%★★☆☆☆
201833.771 of 9928.3%★☆☆☆☆
201744.648 of 7536.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201932.082 of 12634.9%★★☆☆☆
201845.658 of 10846.3%★★☆☆☆
201751.437 of 7953.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
202224.847 of 6628.8%★★☆☆☆
201919.998 of 11716.2%★☆☆☆☆
201828.379 of 10021.0%★☆☆☆☆
201737.454 of 7830.8%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Low Socio Economic Status (2019)45th percentile-15 vs school
Female (2019)36th percentile-23 vs school
Male (2019)35th percentile-25 vs school
White (2022)29th percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?
English50%~ state avg
Science27%~ state avg
Mathematics26%+3 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln County High School

Lincoln County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Caliente Elementary School
Elementary : Panaca Elementary School
Elementary : Pioche Elementary School
Middle : Meadow Valley Middle School

Students at Lincoln County High School are 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 151 students attended Lincoln County High School.

Lincoln County High School ranks 53rd of 105 Nevada high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 ACT, EOC Science Exam & SBAC scoresOct 1, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nevada Department of Education.

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