District overview

Clark County School District

Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.

What drives the district's budget?

State per-pupil funding anchors a large multi-fund system.

Nevada's pupil-centered funding formula supplies the operating base, while weighted allocations add support for at-risk students, English learners, gifted students, special education, and transportation. Local, federal, grant, capital, and enterprise funds make the district-wide total much larger than the operating fund alone.

Base formula

The FY27 budget uses a $9,572 adjusted base amount per pupil and forecast weighted enrollment.

Operating account

The general fund is nearly $4 billion and receives more than 84% of its resources from state sources.

Who decides

The elected Board of School Trustees adopts budgets and policy; school organizational teams participate in school-level planning.

Spending scope

Net authorized FY27 spending is $8.561 billion across operations, capital, grants, and other funds.

The May final budget still uses projections; the district must file an amended final budget after enrollment and prior-year closeout are known.

Where the district stands

FY27 net authorized spendingverified

8.561 billion dollars

FY27 adjusted base per pupilverified

9,572 dollars

Elected trustee districtscontext

7 seats

Major projects

Goodsprings Elementary closure and reassignment

Approved

The Board approved closing Goodsprings Elementary and moving its K-5 attendance area to Sandy Valley Elementary.

Next: District implementation of the approved student reassignment.

Apr 23, 2026Board approved closure and reassignment.
Jun 30, 2026Closure effective date in the approved minutes.

Funding

Not stated in the collected minutes.

$600 million school-bond proposal

External approvals pending

The Board authorized submitting a proposed issuance for school construction, renovation, sites, and equipment.

Next: Review by the Clark County Debt Management Commission and Oversight Panel for School Facilities.

May 14, 2026Board authorized notice of the proposal.

Funding

Proposed general-obligation school bonds backed by ad valorem taxes.

Destination District strategic plan 2026-31

Adopted

The Board unanimously adopted the district's 2026-31 strategic plan.

Next: District implementation and Board progress monitoring.

May 14, 2026Board adopted the plan.

Funding

Implementation funding is not established by the adoption motion.

Review of all 97 staged source records from August 2025 through August 2026, including agendas and minutes; duplicate representations were reconciled by hash and meeting.

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