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Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence
As a substantial unified-grade school in Henderson, Nevada, Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence works with 2,370 students from grades K through 12, part of State Sponsored Charter Schools. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 1,078 students each, so Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence sits 120% above that benchmark.
State Sponsored Charter Schools runs 83 schools in total, collectively educating 64,162 students. Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence lists that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 34% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Asian, 6% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Clark County as a whole.
On the resource side, Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence shows 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 29.4:1. The state averages around 22.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Clark County) logs that median household earnings sit near $76,472, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence is one.
Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Virtual is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence.
The school occupies an inner-city site. As a public charter, Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence has climbed 88%, going from 1,261 students in 2018 to 2,370 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 53% to 40%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 29.4:1 today.
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