Explore Knowledge Academy J-SHS

Explore Knowledge Academy J-SHS is a secondary school of tiny scale in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the schools within Clark County, works with 270 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 72% below the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 973 students.

Across the 375 schools in Clark County (301,622 students total), Explore Knowledge Academy J-SHS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Explore Knowledge Academy J-SHS shows that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 30% White, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Clark County as a whole is about 32% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 72.6:1 average.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Clark County put median household earnings sit near $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 Explore Knowledge Academy J-SHS is one.

The closest other public school is Explore Knowledge Academy ES, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site. Explore Knowledge Academy J-SHS is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 11%: 302 students in 2018 compared to 270 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 43% to 30% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Explore Knowledge Academy J-SHS community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.