Education (K-12) · 2024–25 school year
Nevada Public Schools
Public K-12 education statistics for Nevada — 474,586 students in 744 schools in 2024–25, with enrollment history back to 1986 and county-level detail from 2002.
| Statistic | Value | School year |
|---|---|---|
| Student enrollment | 474,586 | 2024–25 |
| Public schools | 744 | 2024–25 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 23,715 | 2024–25 |
| Pupil-teacher ratio | 19.8 | 2024–25 |
| Free/reduced-price lunch students | 86.4% | 2024–25 |
| School poverty rate (MEPS) | 15.6% | 2022–23 |
| Charter school enrollment | 15.4% | 2024–25 |
| High school graduation rate | 81.6% | 2023–24 |
| Math proficiency (of tested) | 28.4% | 2021–22 |
| Reading proficiency (of tested) | 43.5% | 2021–22 |
| Chronically absent students | 35.8% | 2021–22 |
| White students | 26.4% | 2024–25 |
| Black students | 12.3% | 2024–25 |
| Hispanic students | 45.7% | 2024–25 |
| Asian students | 5.7% | 2024–25 |
Not every statistic is collected every year — each row shows its most recent available school year (amber when older than 2024–25). Blank/absent means not collected or below reliability floors, never zero. Some universal-meals states no longer report free/reduced-price lunch — school poverty (MEPS) is the better lens there. A 0% charter share in a state without a charter-school law is a true zero.
Nevada state report card
Outcomes reported directly by Nevada’s education agency — often more current than the federal series above. Because each state uses its own tests, definitions, and reporting windows, these figures are not comparable state-to-state; each row notes how Nevada measures it.
| Measure | Latest | Trend | School year |
|---|---|---|---|
Math proficiency (state test) How Nevada measures thisSmarter Balanced (SBAC) Mathematics, grades 3-8 combined only, statewide (Organization Code 00, Group='State'); '% Proficient' = percent of tested students at Meets Standard or Exceeds Standard (equals the sum of those two level percentages). Denominator = Mathematics Number Tested. High school (grade 11) is assessed separately via ACT with Nevada CCR cut scores and is NOT included. | 35.4% | 2024–25 | |
Reading / ELA proficiency (state test) How Nevada measures thisSmarter Balanced (SBAC) ELA, grades 3-8 combined only, statewide (Organization Code 00, Group='State'); '% Proficient' = percent of tested students at Meets Standard or Exceeds Standard (equals the sum of those two level percentages). Denominator = ELA Number Tested. High school (grade 11) is assessed separately via ACT with Nevada CCR cut scores and is NOT included. | 45.6% | 2024–25 | |
Chronic absenteeism (recent) How Nevada measures thisPercent of students chronically absent (absent 10% or more of enrolled school days), statewide, all grades, from the Nevada Report Card accountability (NSPF) export. File carries 'Accountability Year' 2024-2025, which for chronic absenteeism IS the attendance data year: per the NSPF convention only the ACGR lags one year behind the other accountability indicators (grad results are not final by the fall reporting deadline), so this is SY 2024-25 attendance data. | 26.6% | 2024–25 |
Source: NevadaDepartment of Education (public reporting), 2026 collection. Not comparable across states — proficiency reflects different assessments and cut scores; graduation, dropout, and college-going use each state’s own cohort definitions and windows. Absent rows mean the state doesn’t publish that measure in a comparable file.
Nevada schools by county
Students enrolled, 2024–25.
Nevada schools — FAQ
How many students attend public school in Nevada?+
474,586 students were enrolled in Nevada's 744 public K-12 schools in the 2024–25 school year, taught by 23,715 full-time-equivalent teachers (NCES Common Core of Data).
What share of Nevada students get free or reduced-price lunch?+
86.4% of Nevada public school students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25 — a common proxy for student economic need.
What is Nevada's high school graduation rate?+
81.6% of Nevada's adjusted cohort graduated in the 2023–24 school year — reported by Nevada's education agency (its 4-year ACGR, more current than the federal series, which lags to 2021–22). Graduation rates run from 2010–11 onward.
Where does this data come from?+
Core statistics (enrollment, schools, teachers, poverty, demographics) come from the National Center for Education Statistics — the Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Civil Rights Data Collection. The most recent graduation rates and the state report-card outcomes (proficiency, college-going, dropout, chronic absenteeism) come directly from state education agencies, which publish sooner than the federal series. Full source and license details are on the methodology page. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with NCES or any state agency.
Other states
Data: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CCD, EDFacts, CRDC) and ED Data Express, plus current-year graduation and report-card outcomes from state education agencies. Full source and license details on the methodology page.