A part of the Washoe County School District, its attendance boundary includes Gerlach and Empire.
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.
[9] It was to be housed in an eight classroom wing attached to the high school facility that was to open in fall 2002.
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.
[12] Washoe County Public Schools maintains faculty housing through mobile homes in a way to retain staff.