Total enrollment
251,262
-15,304 (-6%) vs SY 2017-18
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 campus).
7-year change in Las Vegas
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
312
+25 (+9%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
18%
was 23%
% Hispanic
50%
was 47%
% Black
15%
was 14%
% Asian
7%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
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 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 6%: 266,566 students in SY 2017-18 versus 251,262 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Las Vegas opened 25 schools, going from 287 to 312. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 23% to 18% over the same window.
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.