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East Career and Technical Academy HS
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About East Career and Technical Academy HS
East Career and Technical Academy HS is a senior high of sizable scale in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the schools within Clark County, enrolling 1,848 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 90% larger than the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 973 students.
Clark County runs 375 schools in total, collectively educating 301,622 students. East Career and Technical Academy HS is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, East Career and Technical Academy HS records that 81% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest is composed of 6% White, 6% Asian, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, East Career and Technical Academy HS has 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 72.6:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
In the broader community, census data for Clark County shows median household income runs about $76,472, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clark County runs 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), of which East Career and Technical Academy HS is one.
The closest other public school is Jenkins Earl N ES, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 1,839 students in 2018 compared to 1,848 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 73% to 81% across the same window.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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