West Career & Technical Academy HS

West Career & Technical Academy HS is one of the sprawling high schools in Las Vegas, Nevada, operated by Clark County, with 1,482 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 52% bigger than the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 973 students.

Clark County comprises 375 schools with combined enrollment of 301,622 students; West Career & Technical Academy HS is among them.

Demographically, West Career & Technical Academy HS logs that 36% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Black.

Looking at school resources, West Career & Technical Academy HS lists 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 72.6:1, putting West Career & Technical Academy HS tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at West Career & Technical Academy HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, census data for Clark County shows 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), West Career & Technical Academy HS is one campus in the mix.

Givens Linda Rankin ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 7%: 1,381 students in 2018 compared to 1,482 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 45% to 36%. Class-load math has widened: from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 in 2025.

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