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'''Gerlach K-12 School''' is a public K-12 school in [[Gerlach, Nevada]]. A part of the [[Washoe County School District]], its attendance boundary includes Gerlach and [[Empire, Nevada|Empire]].<ref></ref>
It is about north of [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]].<ref name=HouseIntAffairsp133></ref>
==History==
The facility was previously '''Gerlach High School''', a grade 6-12 school as of 2001.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> It opened in 1931, and got a new building in 1955 as the original building was destroyed by a fire.<ref name=Schoolhistp195> - The document states the fire occurred in 1954 but this is contradicted by the newspaper article.</ref> The fire occurred in January 1955.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> In the 1970s the school's grade spread was 5-12 and it had a teacher-student ratio at 1 to 9. By 1976 the school consolidated all grade levels in a single building to have more efficient use of employees, as the area population had declined.<ref name=HouseIntAffairsp133/>
'''Ernest M. Johnson Elementary School''', initially an elementary school in [[Empire, Nevada|Empire]], moved to the Gerlach High site in Gerlach in 2001.<ref name=Schoolhistp81> - Despite the statement about the Gerlach campus opening in 2003, it states the addition was built in 2001 and [https://ift.tt/3r1wnPj the Johnson School address changed to Gerlach, NV by 2001]</ref> By 2000 the school's address was already in Gerlach.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> It was to be housed in an eight classroom wing attached to the high school facility that was to open in fall 2002.<ref name=O'Driscoll>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 5, expected 1)</ref>
Johnson became a K-12 school in 2011.<ref name=Schoolhistp237></ref>
==Student body==
Prior to fall 2000 enrollment was at 125 for the entire K-12 facility, with 55 students at Johnson Elementary and 70 students at Gerlach High. By that time the schools had one aide for [[English as a second language]] (ESL) purposes as an increasing number of students had that classification. The students were children of employees at Empire Farms and [[U.S. Gypsum]].<ref name=O'Driscoll/> At one point enrollment was 80, and there were 20 employees. By 2016 U.S. Gypsum had curtailed operations, and enrollment was down to eight with three full-time employees along with some part-time employees.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
==Operations==
Washoe County Public Schools maintains faculty housing through [[mobile homes]] in a way to retain staff.<ref name=O'Driscoll/>
==References==
[[Category:Schools in Washoe County, Nevada]]
[[Category:Public high schools in Nevada]]
[[Category:Public middle schools in Nevada]]
[[Category:Elementary schools in Nevada]]
[[Category:Public K-12 schools in the United States]]
It is about north of [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]].<ref name=HouseIntAffairsp133></ref>
==History==
The facility was previously '''Gerlach High School''', a grade 6-12 school as of 2001.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> It opened in 1931, and got a new building in 1955 as the original building was destroyed by a fire.<ref name=Schoolhistp195> - The document states the fire occurred in 1954 but this is contradicted by the newspaper article.</ref> The fire occurred in January 1955.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> In the 1970s the school's grade spread was 5-12 and it had a teacher-student ratio at 1 to 9. By 1976 the school consolidated all grade levels in a single building to have more efficient use of employees, as the area population had declined.<ref name=HouseIntAffairsp133/>
'''Ernest M. Johnson Elementary School''', initially an elementary school in [[Empire, Nevada|Empire]], moved to the Gerlach High site in Gerlach in 2001.<ref name=Schoolhistp81> - Despite the statement about the Gerlach campus opening in 2003, it states the addition was built in 2001 and [https://ift.tt/3r1wnPj the Johnson School address changed to Gerlach, NV by 2001]</ref> By 2000 the school's address was already in Gerlach.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> It was to be housed in an eight classroom wing attached to the high school facility that was to open in fall 2002.<ref name=O'Driscoll>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 5, expected 1)</ref>
Johnson became a K-12 school in 2011.<ref name=Schoolhistp237></ref>
==Student body==
Prior to fall 2000 enrollment was at 125 for the entire K-12 facility, with 55 students at Johnson Elementary and 70 students at Gerlach High. By that time the schools had one aide for [[English as a second language]] (ESL) purposes as an increasing number of students had that classification. The students were children of employees at Empire Farms and [[U.S. Gypsum]].<ref name=O'Driscoll/> At one point enrollment was 80, and there were 20 employees. By 2016 U.S. Gypsum had curtailed operations, and enrollment was down to eight with three full-time employees along with some part-time employees.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
==Operations==
Washoe County Public Schools maintains faculty housing through [[mobile homes]] in a way to retain staff.<ref name=O'Driscoll/>
==References==
[[Category:Schools in Washoe County, Nevada]]
[[Category:Public high schools in Nevada]]
[[Category:Public middle schools in Nevada]]
[[Category:Elementary schools in Nevada]]
[[Category:Public K-12 schools in the United States]]
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