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- Nevada requires collective bargaining by school districts if a majority of teachers vote for union representation.
- Teachers are NEA union members.
- 15,422 teachers
Student demographics
- 324,093 students
- 56% free/reduced lunch
School district teacher count, enrollment, and demographic data is from the 2014-2015 school year sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics. Due to data issues, teacher count for districts in six states (HI, MT, NE, OH, UT, and WI) is from 2013-2014.
Fast facts
| Days in student school year: | 176 |
| Additional teacher work days: | 4 |
| Annual adjustment (reported as a percentage of change from the previous year): | N/A; the district introduced a new salary schedule this year. |
| Starting salary: | $40,900 (a teacher with no experience begins on Lane 1, Step A) |
| Maximum salary (salary, degree, years of experience): | $90,877; 1,575 contact hours (based upon the assumption that a teacher begins in Lane I and ends in Lane VIII); years of experience varies. Without further information from the district, NCTQ was unable to determine how else a teacher might reach this maximum salary. |
| Student achievement data required for evaluation: | Statewide |
| Layoff criteria: | |
| Evaluations per year: | |
| Tenured | Once a year |
| Non-tenured | Once a year |
| Sick and personal days per year: | 15-19 (15 sick days, 1 of which can be used as a universal/personal day; 0-4 earned personal leave) |
| Years to tenure: |  |