Las Vegas Academy of the Arts High School

Las Vegas, Nevada, is home to Las Vegas Academy of the Arts High School, a large high school. Federal data show 1,743 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in Nevada, the average enrollment is about 973.

Clark County enrolls 301,622 students in 375 schools, including Las Vegas Academy of the Arts High School.

The largest racial or ethnic group at Las Vegas Academy of the Arts High School is Hispanic, with 37% of students. Next come 35% White, 11% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 7% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Las Vegas Academy of the Arts High School scores 71%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.6:1. The school has 80.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 21.6:1 compares with an average of 72.6:1 for high schools in Nevada. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Las Vegas Academy of the Arts High School, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

In the wider Clark County area, the median household earns about $76,472 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Clark County has 462 public schools with about 360,225 students, including Las Vegas Academy of the Arts High School.

Of the public schools around it, Las Vegas Academy of the Arts High School is closest to Strong Start Academy, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment at Las Vegas Academy of the Arts High School was 1,772 in 2020-21 and 1,743 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.0:1 in 2020-21, and 21.6:1 in 2024-25.

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