Innovations Int'l Charter J-SHS

Innovations Int'l Charter J-SHS is one of the very small senior highs in Las Vegas, Nevada, run under Clark County, with 287 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 973 students each, so Innovations Int'l Charter J-SHS sits 71% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 375 schools in Clark County (301,622 students total), Innovations Int'l Charter J-SHS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Innovations Int'l Charter J-SHS records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Black, 5% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Innovations Int'l Charter J-SHS has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.1:1. 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. In all, Clark County runs 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), of which Innovations Int'l Charter J-SHS is one.

Nearest neighbor: Fremont John C Professional Dev MS, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. As a public charter, Innovations Int'l Charter J-SHS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Innovations Int'l Charter J-SHS's enrollment has ticked down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 345 (now 287). White enrollment moved from 10% to 5% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 26.5:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 today.

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