South Academic Center J-SHS

As a very small 9-12 campus in Las Vegas, Nevada, South Academic Center J-SHS teaches 115 students from grades 6 through 12, run under Clark County. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 973 students each, so South Academic Center J-SHS sits 88% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Clark County, which oversees 375 schools and 301,622 students, South Academic Center J-SHS is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, South Academic Center J-SHS records that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 40% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% White, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Clark County as a whole is about 32% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, South Academic Center J-SHS has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 72.6:1, putting South Academic Center J-SHS tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Clark County) records that median household earnings sit near $76,472, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Clark County's 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), South Academic Center J-SHS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Burk Horizon-Southwest Sunset HS, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Academic Center J-SHS.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 7%: 123 students in 2018 compared to 115 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 29% to 43% over that span.

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