Desert Pines High School

3800 Harris Ave, Las Vegas, NV, 89110
Tel: (702)799-2196
Grades: 9-12 | 2,274 students
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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Desert Pines High School serves 2,274 students in grades 9-12.
  • The school's student:teacher ratio of 22:1 is higher than the NV state average of 16:1.
  • Minority enrollment is 93% of the student body.
  • Desert Pines High School is one of 59 public high schools within Las Vegas, and operates within the Clark County School District.

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Source: 2011 NCES data, NV Dept. of Educ.
Desert Pines High School
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades 9-12
Total Students 2,274 students
% Male / % Female 52% / 48%
Total Classroom Teachers 104 teachers
Students by Grade
 
 
This School
(NV) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio 22:1 16:1
 
This School
(NV) School Average
% American Indian		 n/a 1%
% Asian		 2% 6%
% Hispanic		 79% 38%
% Black		 11% 10%
% White		 7% 39%
Unknown		 1% 6%
 
 
This School
(NV) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 65% 41%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 4% 6%
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name Clark County School District

Nearby Schools:

Desert Pines High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away
Morris Behavior Jr/sr High School
Grades: 6-12 | 0.2 mi. away
Morris Sunset East High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0.2 mi. away
Oran K Gragson Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.4 mi. away
Juvenile Detention
Grades: 6-12 | 0.4 mi. away

View all schools in: Las Vegas, Clark County, Zip 89110

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