Clark County’s schools student body comprised mostly of Hispanic students in 2023-24 school year

The most prevalent ethnic group among students enrolled in Clark County schools in the 2023-24 school year was Hispanic, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

Of the 48,613 students attending schools in the county, 47.1% were Hispanic. White students were the second most represented ethnicity, making up 21.2% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students were also the most common group in Clark County, representing 46.4% of the student body.

Global Community High School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, which included 94.6% Hispanic students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county dropped to 84.6% compared to the previous year.

Data indicates significant achievement gaps in Nevada, particularly for Hispanic and Black students. During the 2023-24 academic year, Hispanic students, representing 44.9% of the state’s student body, achieved proficiency rates of 23.5% in math and 32.9% in English Language Arts (ELA). These rates lag approximately 20 percentage points behind their white peers.

The gap is even more pronounced for Black students, who demonstrated average math proficiency of 16.9% and ELA proficiency of 26.9%.

Currently, Nevada has roughly one teacher for every 22 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.