📍 3800 Harris Ave, Las Vegas, Clark County, 89110
Desert Pines HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Las Vegas, Clark County. The school has 3,151 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 129 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 37 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Desert Pines HS enrolls 3,151 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 129 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 3.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,415 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 474 | 15% |
| White | 116 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 75 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 39 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 26 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
3,149 of the school's 3,151 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 3,088 qualify for free lunch and 61 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Desert Pines 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-10, state senate district 2, state house district 28.
Desert Pines 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 3,151 students, Desert Pines 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