Nevada Public Schools
- Nevada is the #42 largest school system in the United States, serving 457,949 students across 665 public schools.
- Nevada public schools have a diversity scoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. of 0.47, which is higher than the national average of 0.31.
- The most diverse school district in Nevada is Clark County School District. Read more about public school diversity statistics in Nevada or national school diversity statistics.
- Minority enrollment is 65% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 21:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(NV) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
5%
Hispanic
41%
Black
10%
White
35%
Hawaiian
1%
Two or more races
6%
Unknown
1%
Nevada Public Schools by County
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County# Schools# Students% Minority
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