Other / mixed grade configuration · Las Vegas, NV

Variety Es

Federal NCES profile for Variety Es, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 320006000619
0/100100/10041/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
94
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Variety Es earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#14 of 198
schools in Las Vegas · Resource Index
41
Resource Index · Typical
100.0%
free-lunch eligible
28
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Variety Es ranks #14 of 198 schools in Las Vegas, NV.

Enrollment

28

Nevada · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

31.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Free-lunch eligible

100.0%

vs 76.8% Nevada avg

+30% vs state

What stands out at Variety Es

Variety Es is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Las Vegas, Nevada, enrolling 28 students.

Economic need is high: 100.0% of students qualify for free meals, 30% above the Nevada average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Nevada schools, with 28 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 733 scored Nevada schools.

Its student body is led by African American (36%) and Hispanic or Latino (25%) (diversity index 76/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 28 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 78.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Clark County School District spends $11,565 per pupil, 30% below the Nevada average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 17.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Las Vegas's public schools, it stands alongside Nv Learning Academy J-Shs (3,352 students): Variety Es is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Clark County School District also operates Adult Education Programs (4,559 students) and Nv Learning Academy J-Shs (3,352 students) alongside Variety Es.

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 Variety Es compares

Variety Es on the metrics families compare, against Nevada and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Nevada Nevada avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 100.0% ▲ 30% 76.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 28 top 94% - -

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

28
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
100.0%
free-lunch eligible - 30% above the Nevada average of 76.8%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
78.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$11,565
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 28 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

African American 35.7%
Hispanic or Latino 25.0%
White 14.3%
Two or More 14.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 7.1%
Asian 3.6%

Largest group: African American at 35.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 76.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 76.3, Variety Es is more mixed than the Nevada school average of 56.4.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Clark County School District, which includes Variety Es.

$11,565
Per student
-30%
vs Nevada
Avg $16,454
-30%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 17.1%
State 65.9%
Federal 17.0%

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 Variety Es Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Adult Education Programs Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Nv Learning Academy J-Shs Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Desert Oasis Hs Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Sierra Vista Hs Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Liberty Hs Larger Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Variety Es's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Clark County School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Las Vegas

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other 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 Variety Es'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 Variety Es

How many students attend Variety Es?

Variety Es has 28 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Las Vegas, NV.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Variety Es?

100.0% of students at Variety Es are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Nevada average of 76.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Variety Es?

The largest demographic group at Variety Es is African American at 35.7% of enrollment, in Las Vegas, NV. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 76.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Variety Es?

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

How does Variety Es rank among schools in Las Vegas?

By Resource Investment Index, Variety Es ranks #14 of 198 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 schools in Las Vegas on the city page.

Is Variety Es a good school?

Variety Es earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. 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 Clark County School District?

Besides Variety Es, Clark County School District also operates Adult Education Programs (4,559 students), Nv Learning Academy J-Shs (3,352 students), and Desert Oasis Hs (3,300 students). See the Clark County School District 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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