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2024 Scholarship Program Statistics

53% of our scholarships in 2024 were awarded to 1st Generation students!

Eligible applications

604

Eligible Applications

Total awards

296

Total Awards

Scholarships awarded

$1,117,452

in scholarships awarded from 32 funds

2024 Applicants By Gender*

Gender

Applicants

Applicant %

Washoe County student % ***

Female

238

66.3%

48.2%

Male

116

31.0%

51.8%

Non-binary

2

0.6%

Unreported

Prefer not to answer

4

1.1%

Unreported

2024 Applicants by Race/Ethnicity*

Race/Ethnicity

Applicants

Applicant %

Washoe County student % **

American Indian or Alaska Native

3

0.8%

1%

Asian/Asian American

69

19.2%

4%

Black/African American

26

7.2%

3%

Hispanic/Latinx

57

15.9%

43%

Multi-Racial

30

8.4%

6%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

2

0.6%

2%

White/Caucasian

168

46.8%

41%

Other

41.1% Unreported
2024 Scholarship Recipients by Gender*

Gender

Recipients

Recipient %

Washoe County student % ***

Female

95

66.4%

48.2%

Male

46

32.2%

51.8%

Non-binary

0

0%

Unreported

Prefer not to answer

2

1.4%

Unreported

 

2024 Scholarship Recipients by Race/Ethnicity*

Race/Ethnicity

Recipients

Recipient %

Washoe County student % **

American Indian or Alaska Native

1

0.7%

1%

Asian/Asian American

30

21.0%

4%

Black/African American

10

7%

3%

Hispanic/Latinx

27

18.9%

43%

Multi-Racial

17

11.9%

6%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

1

0.7%

2%

White Caucasian

56

39.2%

41%

Applicants from Washoe County Schools*:

 

Applicants

Recipients

Academy of Arts Career and Technology

4

2

Coral Academy of Science

3

0

Damonte Ranch

0

0

Galena

16

5

Gerlach K-12

0

0

Hug

8

4

Incline

0

0

Innovations

1

1

Manogue

9

3

McQueen

3

1

North Valleys

5

4

Reed

7

5

Reno

29

1

RiSE Academy

1

1

Sage Ridge High School

0

0

Spanish Springs

10

7

Sparks

5

5

TMCC

6

2

Wooster

11

5

 

2024 scholarship recipients per county graph

*includes high school and college students, new applicants only

** Source: wcsddata.net

*** Source: nces.ed.gov