Durango HS

Durango HS is one of the high-enrollment secondary schools in Las Vegas, Nevada, run under Clark County, with 2,322 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 139% larger than the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 973 students.

Across the 375 schools in Clark County (301,622 students total), Durango HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Durango HS reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 19% Black, 14% White, 12% Asian, 8% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Durango HS has 99 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.4:1. The state averages around 72.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, Clark County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,472 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clark County's 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), Durango HS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sawyer Grant MS, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Durango HS's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 2,358 (now 2,322). White enrollment moved from 20% to 14% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 25.1:1 in 2018 to 23.4:1 today.

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