High school (grades 9-12) · Las Vegas, NV

Nevada State High School Downtown

Federal NCES profile for Nevada State High School Downtown, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 320000100900Charter school
0/100100/10046/100
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
98
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Nevada State High School Downtown earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Nevada.

#6 of 43
high schools in Las Vegas · Resource Index
46
Resource Index · Typical
60.0%
free-lunch eligible
22
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Nevada State High School Downtown ranks #6 of 43 high schools in Las Vegas, NV.

Enrollment

22

Nevada · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

60.0%

vs 76.8% Nevada avg

-22% vs state

What stands out at Nevada State High School Downtown

Nevada State High School Downtown is a higher-need, small charter high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, enrolling 22 students.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 60.0% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Nevada schools, with 22 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 733 Nevada schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (73%) and White (14%) (diversity index 44/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 11 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

The surrounding State-Sponsored Charter Schools spends $7,800 per pupil, 53% below the Nevada average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 15.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Las Vegas's high schools, it stands alongside Adult Education Programs (4,559 students): Nevada State High School Downtown is smaller than that campus by headcount.

State-Sponsored Charter Schools also operates Mater Academy East (2,492 students) and Somerset Academy Losee (2,428 students) alongside Nevada State High School Downtown.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Nevada State High School Downtown compares

Nevada State High School Downtown on the metrics families compare, against Nevada and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Nevada Nevada avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 60.0% ▼ 22% 76.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 22 top 95% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

22
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
60.0%
free-lunch eligible - 22% below the Nevada average of 76.8%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$7,800
per pupil, district-wide - below Nevada avg of $16,454
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 11 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 72.7%
White 13.6%
African American 9.1%
Asian 4.5%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 72.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 44.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 44.3, Nevada State High School Downtown is less mixed than the Nevada school average of 56.4.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for State-Sponsored Charter Schools, which includes Nevada State High School Downtown.

$7,800
Per student
-53%
vs Nevada
Avg $16,454
-53%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 2.6%
State 81.7%
Federal 15.7%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Nevada State High School Downtown Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Mater Academy East Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Somerset Academy Losee Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Doral Academy Red Rock Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Cadence Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Pinecrest Academy of Nevada Sloan Canyon Larger Lower economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Nevada State High School Downtown's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

State-Sponsored Charter Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Las Vegas

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Nevada, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Nevada State High School Downtown's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Nevada State High School Downtown

How many students attend Nevada State High School Downtown?

Nevada State High School Downtown has 22 students enrolled. It is a high school in Las Vegas, NV.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Nevada State High School Downtown?

60.0% of students at Nevada State High School Downtown are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Nevada average of 76.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Nevada State High School Downtown?

The largest demographic group at Nevada State High School Downtown is Hispanic or Latino at 72.7% of enrollment, in Las Vegas, NV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Nevada State High School Downtown?

Nevada State High School Downtown has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Nevada State High School Downtown rank among high schools in Las Vegas?

By Resource Investment Index, Nevada State High School Downtown ranks #6 of 43 high schools in Las Vegas, NV. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Las Vegas on the city page.

Is Nevada State High School Downtown a good school?

Nevada State High School Downtown earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Nevada. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in State-Sponsored Charter Schools?

Besides Nevada State High School Downtown, State-Sponsored Charter Schools also operates Mater Academy East (2,492 students), Somerset Academy Losee (2,428 students), and Doral Academy Red Rock (2,392 students). See the State-Sponsored Charter Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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