Nevada State High School Downtown

Nevada State High School Downtown operates as a very small high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, part of State Sponsored Charter Schools. Current enrollment sits at 22 students spanning grades 11 through 12. That puts it 98% leaner than the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 973 students.

Within State Sponsored Charter Schools, which oversees 83 schools and 64,162 students, Nevada State High School Downtown is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Nevada State High School Downtown lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 14% White, 9% Black, 5% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 0 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 200.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 72.6:1 average. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Clark County runs at roughly 93%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Clark County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,472 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Nevada State High School Downtown is one of 462 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students).

The closest other public school is Hollingsworth Howard ES, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area. Nevada State High School Downtown is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Nevada State High School Downtown's enrollment has ticked down 52% since 2018, when it stood at 46 (now 22).

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.