Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 387 - Financial Support of School System
PROCEDURES FOR SCHOOL ACCOUNTING
Reports and Counts of Pupils
Section 387.345 - Count of pupils for purposes of calculating basic support

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 387.345

Current through September 16, 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, for calculating the yearly apportionment for each school district, the count of pupils used to determine the average daily enrollment of pupils in a school district for any quarter during a school year, reported to the Department pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 387.1223, must be based on the weighted count of enrollment of pupils in the school district for that quarter, including, without limitation, the count of pupils who reside in the county and are enrolled in any charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils.

2. On a form prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the superintendent of schools of each school district shall certify to the Department on or before October 1, January 1, April 1 and July 1 of each school year the weighted count of enrollment for the immediately preceding quarter of the school year. If a charter school or a university school for profoundly gifted pupils submits a form pursuant to this subsection, the charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils shall, upon the request of the sponsor of the charter school, the governing body of the university school for profoundly gifted pupils or a school district in which a pupil enrolled in the charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils resides, provide a copy of the form to the requester.

3. A school district shall not count a pupil who enrolls in grade 9, 10, 11 or 12 as a full-time pupil for the purpose of calculating the yearly apportionment for the school district for a school year unless the pupil is in a minimum of:

(a) Six courses or the equivalent of six periods per day if he or she is in grade 9, 10 or 11; or

(b) Four courses or the equivalent of four periods per day if he or she is in grade 12.

4. A school district shall not count a pupil who is 21 years of age or older on or before September 30 of a school year for the purpose of calculating the yearly apportionment for the school district for that school year unless:

(a) The pupil is a pupil with a disability who is eligible to receive the benefits provided by NRS 388.5223 to 388.5243, inclusive, pursuant to NRS 388.5223; or

(b) The Superintendent of Public Instruction has given express permission for the pupil to be counted.

The grade level of a pupil is determined by the number of credits held by the pupil.

5. For the purposes of subsections 2 and 3 of NRS 387.1223, the enrollment of pupils in a charter school or in a university school for profoundly gifted pupils includes the pupils enrolled in the charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils who reside in the school district in which the charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils is located and the pupils enrolled in the charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils who reside outside that school district.

Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 6-23-86; A 12-11-87; R033-99, 11-3-99; R091-99, 1-14-2000; A by Dep't of Education by R024-01, 11-1-2001; A by Bd. of Education by R012-03, 9-23-2003; R211-05, 2-23-2006; R075-07, 10-31-2007; R070-10, 10-15-2010; A by R065-16A, eff. 11/2/2016; A by R136-22A, eff. 2/13/2023

NRS 385.080, 387.123

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