Nevada’s K-12 educational landscape includes a wide variety of schooling options for students within and outside of traditional, neighborhood public schools.
Students are assigned a public school, referred to as their zoned school, within the school district they reside in based on their primary residence.
But students aren’t limited to that campus.
Students can go to another school within their district, including schools that have comprehensive programs that cater to their academic and career interests. They can elect to go to a charter school — a type of public school that’s not district-run (though some are sponsored by a school district) and are granted more flexibility and autonomy than district schools.
Students can also go to private schools, homeschools and more.
The Nevada Independent has created this guide, which will be kept up to date, to help families navigate these options. If you have any questions that aren’t answered here, reach out to K-12 education reporter Rocío Hernández at [email protected].