Absence
Nevada's Attendance Recovery Just Hit a Wall
After two years of improvement, chronic absenteeism reversed in 2025. Thirteen of 17 districts worsened, erasing nearly half a year of progress.
Nevada Education News & Data
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District Spotlight
Clark County's 106,000 Chronically Absent Students
More than one in three Clark County students were chronically absent in 2024-25. The district accounts for 68% of all chronically absent students in Nevada.
Enrollment
11 of 19 Nevada Counties at All-Time Enrollment Lows
From Clark County to Esmeralda's 69 students, traditional districts across Nevada are smaller than at any point in the last eight years as charters grow.
Absence
One in Three Nevada Students Missing Too Much School
An estimated 155,000 Nevada students were chronically absent in 2024-25, with a weighted statewide rate of 32.6% -- nearly double the pre-COVID level.
School Choice
The Race Gap Between Nevada's Two School Systems Just Closed
Nevada's charter schools closed the racial gap with traditional districts even as charters gained 28,201 students and traditional lost 53,160.
Early Childhood
Nevada's Pre-K Enrollment Grew 19% While K-12 Shrank
Nevada added 2,254 pre-K seats since 2019 even as overall enrollment fell by 27,000 students. The expansion faces a funding cliff as federal grants expire.
School Choice
Nevada's Virtual Schools Lost Half Their Students
Nevada's two virtual charter schools shed 2,400 students since 2019, but for very different reasons: one was forced to close grades K-8, the other is in freefall.
Demographics
In Clark County, White Students Are Now One in Five
Clark County School District is 48.9% Hispanic and 18.7% white. The district lost a third of its white students in seven years as Nevada's demographic transformation accelerates.
Special Populations
1 in 7 Nevada Students Now Has an IEP
Nevada added 9,224 special ed students since 2021 while total enrollment fell, pushing the IEP rate to 14.8% and straining a system short on staff.
Enrollment
Nevada's Kindergarten Class Is 15% Smaller Than It Was Seven Years Ago
Kindergarten enrollment fell from 35,834 to 30,490 since 2019 while 12th grade grew 11.5%, creating a pipeline inversion that guarantees years of declining enrollment ahead.
School Choice
Pinecrest Added 4,000 Students in Seven Years
Pinecrest Academy of Nevada grew 91.6% since 2019, closing in on Somerset as the state's largest charter. Five Academica-managed brands now enroll nearly half of all charter students.
Demographics
Seven in 10 Nevada Districts Are Now Majority-Minority
49 of 70 Nevada school districts now have student bodies where white students are less than half, up from 30 of 52 seven years ago.
District Spotlight
69 Students: Inside Nevada's Emptiest School District
Esmeralda County enrolled just 69 students in 2025-26, a new all-time low. The district has lost 28% of its enrollment since 2019 in a county of 710 people.
Enrollment
Half of Nevada's Districts Never Recovered From COVID
Five years after the pandemic, 26 of 51 Nevada districts remain below 2019 enrollment. Nearly every traditional county district is among them.
School Choice
Nevada's Charter Authority Now Enrolls More Students Than Washoe County
SPCSA's 70,534 students surpass Washoe County's 63,655, making the charter authority Nevada's second-largest school system in a single year.
