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
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegas Verdes ES | Elementary | PK-05 | 710 |
| Vegas Vista Academy | Elementary | KG-03 | 121 |
| Veterans Tribute CTA HS | High | 09-12 | 823 |
| Von Tobel Ed MS | Middle | 06-08 | 866 |
| Ward Gene ES | Elementary | PK-05 | 599 |
| Ward Kitty McDonough ES | Elementary | PK-05 | 691 |
| Warren Rose ES | Elementary | PK-05 | 499 |
| Wasden Howard ES | Elementary | PK-05 | 448 |
| Wengert Cyril ES | Elementary | PK-05 | 513 |
| West Career & Technical Academy HS | High | 09-12 | 1,482 |
| West Prep ES | Elementary | PK-05 | 389 |
| West Preparatory Institute J-SHS | High | 06-12 | 1,276 |
| Western HS | High | 09-12 | 2,761 |
| Whitney ES | Elementary | PK-05 | 410 |
| Wiener Jr Louis ES | Elementary | PK-05 | 423 |
| Williams Wendell ES | Elementary | PK-05 | 339 |
| Woodbury C W MS | Middle | 06-08 | 767 |
| Woolley Gwendolyn ES | Elementary | PK-05 | 651 |
| Wright William V ES | Elementary | PK-05 | 562 |
| WYLEES | Elementary | M-M | · |
| Wynn Elaine ES | Elementary | PK-05 | 706 |
| Young Women's Leadership Academy of Las Vegas | Middle | 06-09 | 111 |
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.