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Sierra Vista HS
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Sierra Vista HS
Sierra Vista HS is one of the high-enrollment 9-12 campuss in Las Vegas, Nevada, part of Clark County, with 3,255 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 973 students per school, that is 235% above typical.
Sierra Vista HS is one of 375 schools operated by Clark County, a district that caters to 301,622 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Sierra Vista HS reports that 29% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 22% White, 17% Black, 16% Asian, 11% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Clark County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 133 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.5:1. The state averages around 72.6:1, 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.
Around the school, Clark County reports that 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. Sierra Vista HS is one of 462 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students).
Nearest neighbor: Steele Judith D ES, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sierra Vista HS.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 22%: 2,670 students in 2018 compared to 3,255 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 28.1:1 in 2018 to 24.5:1 today.
On the community side, the feed for Sierra Vista HS typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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