K-12 Schools
Clark County School District
K-12 Public Schools
5th-Largest
School District in the Nation
298,106
Students Enrolled
372
Schools in Clark County
Established in 1956, Clark County School District is the fifth-largest school district in the country, educating 298,000 students, or about two out of every three students in the state of Nevada. The district is approximately 8,000 square miles in southern Nevada, and encompasses 374 schools. CCSD is also the largest employer in the state with more than 40,000 employees.
CCSD is governed by a Board of Trustees comprised of seven members who represent different geographic regions within the county. The mission of the board is to ensure “all students progress in school and graduate prepared to succeed and contribute in a diverse global society.” The district offers nationally recognized Magnet Schools and Career & Technical Academies as well as an online secondary school (Nevada Learning Academy) and several International Baccalaureate programs available to elementary, middle and high school students.
Services offered by the district also include a school police department, adult education courses, special education, and partnerships with higher education institutions and community organizations such as Vegas PBS and the Public Education Foundation. As the largest school district in Nevada, CCSD plays a pivotal role in ensuring the future success, growth and advancement of the state.
Leadership:
Superintendent: Dr. Jesus F. Jara
Board of Trustees:
District A: Lisa Guzmán
District B: Katie Williams
District C: Evelyn Garcia Morales
District D: Brenda Zamora
District E: Lola Brooks
District F: Irene Bustamante Adams
District G: Linda P. Cavazos
MAGNET SCHOOLS & CTAs
42
Magnet Schools & CTAs
36
Merit Awards from Magnet Schools of America (2022)
100+
Programs of Study
72,823
Student Enrollments in CTE courses
Magnet Schools and Career & Technical Academies
In 1993, Mabel Hoggard, Clark High School, and the Las Vegas Academy were the first magnet programs to open in the Las Vegas Valley. Because of the tremendous success of our magnet programs, the demand has greatly exceeded the available seats for students. Since 2014, CCSD has added even more magnet schools and programs to provide more choice and access for the students of CCSD. There are currently 42 Magnet Schools, and CTAs including:
34 Magnet Schools (10 elementary schools, 13 middle schools, 1 K-8 school, and 10 high schools)
8 Career and Technical Academies (high school)
Additional Choice Options Include:
1 Central Technical Training Academy (non-traditional high school)
1 Nevada Learning Academy at CCSD (Online School Grades 6-12)
Examples of Programs Offered:
Advanced Manufacturing
Animation
Architectural Design
Aviation
Biomedical Sciences
Business Management
Community Health Science
Computer Science
Construction Technology
Culinary
Cybersecurity
Diesel Technology
Energy Technologies
Engineering
Fashion Design
Finance
Global Communication
Hospitality & Tourism
Human and Social Services
Industrial Maintenance
International Studies
Law Enforcement & Public Safety
Leadership and Law
Logistics
Nursing
Performing Arts
Pre-Medical
Radio Production
Sports & Entertainment Marketing
Sports Medicine
Video Game Technology
Video Production
Charter Schools
70
Public Charter Schools in Clark County
16
Distance Education Schools
53,861
Students Enrolled
Charter schools in Nevada are public schools funded by the state. Charter schools are set up by a committee with the desire to provide an educational situation that better meets the needs of some students.
All charter schools are independent public schools of choice, meaning parents can choose to enroll their children. While there are six CCSD-sponsored charter schools in Greater Vegas, they operate independently of the Clark County School District with separate leadership and school boards.
The State Public Charter School Authority (SPCSA) authorizes public charter schools across Nevada and is responsible for oversight and monitoring of those schools to ensure positive academic outcomes for students and strong stewardship of public dollars. SPCSA currently oversees 78 charter school campuses and approximately 60,000 students statewide.
Each charter school is free to approach education with innovative curriculum but are ultimately bound to the accountability of academic results and increasing student achievement. Moreover, charter schools are generally mission-focused schools ranging from project-based, science and technology, distance education, career/vocational, dual credit college courses, etc.
Because charter schools are public schools, supported with tax dollars, they must be open to all students. If there are more applicants than seats, charters are to conduct a lottery, or some other non-discriminatory selection process, to ensure that all interested students have an equal opportunity to attend the charter. If space is available, students residing in other Nevada counties may attend a charter school located in Clark County. Each charter school has its own enrollment procedures and time of enrollment. Contact individual schools you are interested in for paperwork and times students can be enrolled.
The Charter School Association of Nevada provides information on each of the sponsored charter schools in Nevada. Sponsorship varies from school district sponsored charter schools to state sponsored charter schools.
In 2012, the State Public Charter School Authority was created and their staff began to adopt quality standards for authorizing charter schools in Nevada. Concurrently, the Authority adopted a performance framework to raise the level of quality charter schools being sponsored in the state of Nevada. The framework and quality authorizing came from the recommendations posted by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.
Private Schools
77 Private Schools in Las Vegas
Bishop Gorman High School, The Meadows School, The Adelson Educational Campus, Calvary Chapel Christian School and Lake Mead Christian Academy are just some of the private schools offered to K-12 students in the Las Vegas area. These institutions are classified as either Private Exempt Schools (connected to a church or ministry, a government agency or a fraternal/benevolent entity) or Private Schools (sponsored by a business entity or sole proprietor).
Serving More than 17,632 Students
All private schools are licensed by the Nevada Department of Education and are required to provide: at least the curriculum required of our public schools, 180 days of instruction and the same number of minutes of instruction per day that is required of public schools. While some schools offer tuition assistance, parents who enroll their children in private schools agree to pay tuition and fees the school requires.
Nevada School Choice
School choice allows public education funds to follow students to the schools or services that best fit their needs—whether that’s to a public school, private school, charter school, home school or any other learning environment parents choose for their kids.
Nevada Educational Choice Scholarship Program
Nevada’s Educational Choice Scholarship program was enacted and launched in 2015. The tax-credit scholarship program allows corporations to claim a 100 percent tax credit when they contribute to approved scholarship-granting organizations (SGOs). The SGOs then provide private school scholarships to families who meet the income requirements. Learn more about the program’s funding, eligibility, and regulations on this page.
A list of registered scholarship-granting organizations an be found here.