Durango High School

This page covers Durango High School, a large high school in Las Vegas, Nevada. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 2,322 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Nevada is roughly 973 students; this school is 139% above that.

Clark County enrolls 301,622 students, and its 375 schools include Durango High School.

Enrollment at Durango High School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 44%. It is also 19% Black, 14% White, 12% Asian, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Clark County is roughly 32% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Durango High School comes in at 73%.

Staffing totals 99 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.4:1. That ratio is under the 72.6:1 average for high schools in Nevada. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Durango High School is 100%.

According to the American Community Survey, in Clark County, median household income is about $76,472, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Durango High School is one of 462 public schools in Clark County, which together enroll about 360,225 students.

The nearest other public school, Sawyer Grant Middle School, is about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

There was little change in enrollment from 2017-18 (2,358) to 2024-25 (2,322). In 2017-18, 20% of students were White; in 2024-25, 14% were. The ratio of students to teachers went from 25.1:1 to 23.4:1 over the same years.

Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Durango High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.