📍 4601 W Bonanza Rd, Las Vegas, Clark County, 89107
Western HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Las Vegas, Clark County. The school has 2,949 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clark County School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 111 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.6:1. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Western HS enrolls 2,949 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 111 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 4.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,222 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 450 | 15% |
| White | 135 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 46 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 27 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,948 of the school's 2,949 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 2,896 qualify for free lunch and 52 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Western HS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-40, state senate district 3, state house district 10.
Western HS is one of 378 schools in Clark County, based in LAS VEGAS, Nevada. The district serves 301,697 students district-wide and employs 15,452 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,949 students, Western HS is larger than the district average of about 798 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large