Burk Horizon High School

4560 West Harmon Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89103 | (702) 799-8150
  • Grades: 8-12
  • Student Enrollment: 357
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School Description

School Summary and Highlights
  • Enrolls 357 middle and high school students from grades 8-12
Additional Contact Information
  • Mailing Address: 4560 W. Harmon Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89103
School Operational Details
  • Alternative School
  • Title I Eligible
    All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
  • Shared Time School
School District Details
  • Clark School District
  • Per-Pupil Spending: $8,044
  • Graduation Rate: 49.1%
  • Dropout Rate: 6.2%
  • Students Per Teacher: 20.0
  • Enrolled Students: 307,059

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty
  • Total Students Enrolled: 357
  • Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 15.0
  • Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 23.8
Students Gender Breakdown
  • Males: 197 (55.2%)
  • Females: 160 (44.8%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
  • Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 19 (5.3%)
  • Eligible for Free Lunch: 115 (32.2%)
  • Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 134 (37.5%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
Burk Horizon High School Student Race Distribution
  Number Percent
American Indian20.6%
Black4211.8%
Asian236.4%
Hispanic21961.3%
White7119.9%
Number of Students Per Grade
Number of Students Per Grade For Burk Horizon High School
  Number Percent
8th Grade133.6%
9th Grade4512.6%
10th Grade11532.2%
11th Grade10429.1%
12th Grade6819.0%
Ungraded123.4%
Source: NV Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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1 review for Burk Horizon High School

  • Reviewed by Student on January 21, 2011
  • Rating: 2 (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • HA! i find this last review of this school to be B.S. teachers are well in control of this school. i know because i am a student. But in some cases the teachers cant stop things from occuring. there are well over 400 kids here and about 20 teachers...thats 20-40 students a class...lets see an average person watch that many kids. -Dakota A. Coulson

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