Alpine Academy High School

Alpine Academy High School, a very small secondary school in Sparks, Nevada, run under State Sponsored Charter Schools, teaches 224 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 77% below the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 973 students.

Across the 83 schools in State Sponsored Charter Schools (64,162 students total), Alpine Academy High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Alpine Academy High School shows that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 33% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 72.6:1 average. Roughly 20% of students at Alpine Academy High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Washoe County (around 56%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Across the wider county, Washoe County reports that median household earnings sit near $88,096, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Washoe County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), of which Alpine Academy High School is one.

The closest other public school is KATHERINE DUNN ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area. Alpine Academy High School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Alpine Academy High School has grew 68%, going from 133 students in 2018 to 224 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 65% to 52%. Class-load math has rose: from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 in 2025.

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