Northwest Career-Technical Academy HS

Northwest Career-Technical Academy HS, a large high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, part of Clark County, caters to 1,812 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 973 students each, so Northwest Career-Technical Academy HS sits 86% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Clark County, which oversees 375 schools and 301,622 students, Northwest Career-Technical Academy HS is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Northwest Career-Technical Academy HS records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 31% White, 10% multiracial, 9% Asian, 9% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Northwest Career-Technical Academy HS has 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 72.6:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Clark County put median household earnings sit near $76,472, 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 Northwest Career-Technical Academy HS is one.

NW Career-Technical Academy ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Northwest Career-Technical Academy HS.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Northwest Career-Technical Academy HS's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 1,842 (now 1,812). Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.