Laughlin J-SHS

As a micro-enrollment high school in Laughlin, Nevada, Laughlin J-SHS caters to 313 students from grades 6 through 12, part of Clark County. Enrollment runs roughly 68% smaller than the state mean of about 973.

Within Clark County, which oversees 375 schools and 301,622 students, Laughlin J-SHS is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Laughlin J-SHS lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 37% White, 13% Black, 8% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. 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.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Laughlin J-SHS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.5%, the actual is 25.8%, a residual of -6.7 points.

In the area at large, Clark County reports that median household income runs about $76,472, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Clark County runs 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), of which Laughlin J-SHS is one.

Bennett William G ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Laughlin J-SHS's enrollment has decreased 18% since 2018, when it stood at 383 (now 313). The White share of enrollment shrank from 44% to 37% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.