Perkins Ute ES

Set in Moapa, Nevada, Perkins Ute ES is a tiny K-5 school, overseen by Clark County. It enrolls 138 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 71% smaller than typical.

Perkins Ute ES is one of 375 schools operated by Clark County, a district that serves 301,622 students overall.

Demographically, Perkins Ute ES shows that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 37% Hispanic, 12% Native American, 9% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Clark County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Perkins Ute ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 43.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Clark County put median household earnings sit near $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. Across Clark County's 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), Perkins Ute ES is one campus in the mix.

Bowler Grant ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Perkins Ute ES comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 41.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 163 students in 2018 compared to 138 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 58% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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