Beacon Academy of Nevada

Beacon Academy of Nevada, a moderately sized secondary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, part of State Sponsored Charter Schools, instructs 928 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

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

On demographics, Beacon Academy of Nevada lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 25% Black, 9% White, 7% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 66.3:1. The state averages around 72.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Clark County put median household income runs about $76,472, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Beacon Academy of Nevada is one of 462 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students).

Nearest neighbor: Diskin P An ES, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Beacon Academy of Nevada operates from a commuter-belt location. Beacon Academy of Nevada is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Beacon Academy of Nevada's enrollment has ticked up 142% since 2018, when it stood at 384 (now 928). The White share of enrollment decreased from 34% to 9% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 37.5:1 in 2018 to 66.3:1 today.

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