Palo Verde HS

Palo Verde HS operates as a high-enrollment 9-12 campus in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the schools within Clark County. Current enrollment sits at 2,938 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 202% larger than the state mean of about 973.

Palo Verde HS is one of 375 schools operated by Clark County, a district that hosts 301,622 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Palo Verde HS lists that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 27% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Asian, 8% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 120 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 72.6:1, putting Palo Verde HS tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Clark County put median household income runs about $76,472, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Palo Verde HS is one of 462 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rogich Sig MS, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Palo Verde HS.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 3,216 students in 2018 compared to 2,938 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 49% to 43% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 27.0:1 in 2018 to 24.5:1 today.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.