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2023 Scholarship Program Statistics

53% of our scholarships in 2023 this year were to 1st Generation students!

Eligible applications

590

Eligible Applications

Total awards

251

Total Awards

Scholarships awarded

$829,000

in scholarships awarded from 32 funds

2023 Applicants By Gender*

Gender

Applicants

Applicant %

Washoe County student % ***

Female

253

67.6%

48%

Male

116

31.0%

52%

Non-binary

4

1.1%

Unreported

Prefer not to answer

1

0.3%

Unreported

2023 Applicants by Race/Ethnicity*

Race/Ethnicity

Applicants

Applicant %

Washoe County student % **

American Indian or Alaska Native

8

2.1%

1%

Asian/Asian American

73

19.5%

4%

Black/African American

24

6.4%

3%

Hispanic/Latinx

69

18.4%

42%

Multi-Racial

32

8.6%

6%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

3

0.8%

2%

White/Caucasian

165

44.1%

42%

 

2023 Scholarship Recipients by Gender*

Gender

Recipients

Recipient %

Washoe County student % ***

Female

77

71%

48%

Male

31

29%

52%

Non-binary

0

0%

Unreported

Prefer not to answer

0

0%

Unreported

 

2023 Scholarship Recipients by Race/Ethnicity*

Race/Ethnicity

Recipients

Recipient %

Washoe County student % **

American Indian or Alaska Native

4

3.7%

1%

Asian/Asian American

25

23.1%

4%

Black/African American

6

5.6%

3%

Hispanic/Latinx

22

20.4%

42%

Multi-Racial

9

8.3%

6%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

1

0.9%

2%

White Caucasian

41

38.0%

42%

Applicants from Washoe County Schools*:

 

Applicants

Recipients

Academy of Arts Career and Technology

4

2

Coral Academy of Science

9

2

Damonte Ranch

19

5

Galena

3

1

Gerlach K-12

0

0

Hug

17

5

Incline

0

0

Innovations

0

0

Manogue

5

1

McQueen

5

2

North Valleys

5

2

Reed

15

11

Reno

19

0

RiSE Academy

0

0

Sage Ridge High School

4

0

Spanish Springs

5

2

Sparks

6

1

TMCC

9

3

Wooster

19

9

 

Scholarship Recipients per County 2023

*includes high school and college students, new applicants only

** Source: wcsddata.net

*** Source: nces.ed.gov