Too expensive For School Children

Young parents with children are finding that Northern Nevada's homes are just too pricey and they simply can't afford to live there any more. For example in Douglas County's Minden-Gardnerville area located 15 miles south of Carson City, median price for a single family home is $415,000 in the Lake Tahoe area it has reached $1,185,000, and in Reno and Carson City this fall, it was $330,000.

School enrollments have taken a hit. Douglas Country school enrollment is same as what it was a decade ago and in the Lake Tahoe area it has actually dropped to one third of what it was about 10 years ago.

Many areas are facing student shortages. Yes, earlier it was teachers who were finding it difficult to find affordable homes and now it is the turn of young parents. In Carson City, only 8,433 students are enrolled, while in Washoe County they are short of 1,000 students than expected. Clark County schools enrollments were 4000 students short of expectation.

Though there is no direct relation between school enrollment and housing, still most school enrollment in charges and educationists see the rise in housing prices as a major factor leading to drop in student enrollments in schools.