Western HS

Located at 4601 W Bonanza Rd, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Western HS is a substantial secondary school that enrolls 2,761 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Clark County. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 973 students each, so Western HS sits 184% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 375 schools in Clark County (301,622 students total), Western HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Western HS logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 13% Black, 4% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Clark County as a whole is about 32% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 138 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 72.6:1, putting Western HS tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, census data for Clark County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,472 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Clark County's 462 public schools (combined enrollment of about 360,225 students), Western HS is one campus in the mix.

Hancock Doris ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Western HS's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 2,793 (now 2,761). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 71% to 77% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 25.2:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 in 2025.

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