INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Enrollment at Incline High School has increased by seven students from the 2009-10 school year, according to initial numbers provided this week by principal Stacey Cooper.

IHS enrolled 344 students for the 2010-11 academic year, 38 students beyond the projected amount of 306, Cooper said, an 11 percent difference.

While Cooper and the Washoe County School District are still analyzing the numbers to determine what areas the additional students hail from — as well as what attracted them to Incline Village — she did say there were no English language learners among the new crop of students.

WCSD Assistant Superintendent Pedro Martinez, while acknowledging he has only been with the district for a year, said the increase is unprecedented in the recent history of Incline schools.

“I'm looking at enrollment as a positive indicator for Incline schools,” he said. “It demonstrates that Incline is headed in the right direction.”

According to previous Bonanza reports, enrollment had dropped at all three of Incline's public schools the previous three school years, a trend that dated back to 2000; as home prices topped the $1 million mark, private homeowners began to leave the Incline/Crystal Bay area, replaced by vacation homeowners. Between 1999 and the 2008-09 school year, Incline lost about 500 students.

Enrollment numbers are not yet available for Incline Middle or Elementary schools.