Total enrollment
251,262
-11,903 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
322 schools in Las Vegas
Nevada · Public K-12
Across the city, Las Vegas hosts 322 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 251,815 Nevada students (about 782 per school).
4-year change in Las Vegas
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
312
+10 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
660,400
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
251,815
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
322
public K-12
About Las Vegas
Public education in Las Vegas, Nevada runs across 322 schools that serves roughly 251,815 students. By footprint, Las Vegas sits in the sizable bracket.
On the school-mix side, the city covers 205 elementary, 42 middle, 63 high, and 12 other.
Schools in Las Vegas average about 782 students each, 21% meaningfully above the Nevada norm.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 5%: 263,165 students in SY 2020-21 versus 251,262 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Las Vegas opened 10 schools, going from 302 to 312.
On allk12, the community for Las Vegas discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.