Total enrollment
22,773
+1,187 (+5%) vs SY 2017-18
36 schools in Sparks
Nevada · Public K-12
Public K-12 enrollment in Sparks totals about 22,773 students across 36 schools (an average of 633 students per campus).
7-year change in Sparks
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
35
+3 (+9%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
37%
was 42%
% Hispanic
48%
was 44%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Sparks
Across Sparks, Nevada, 36 public schools serves about 22,773 students between them.
For a sense of the school types, the city covers 25 elementary, 5 middle, 5 high, and 1 other.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 5%: 21,586 students in SY 2017-18 versus 22,773 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Sparks added 3 schools, going from 32 to 35. The White share of public-school enrollment shrank from 42% to 37%.
On allk12, the community for Sparks discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.