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Is the number of Clark County educators at a five-year low?

By Eric Neugeboren
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The Clark County School District (CCSD) has the fewest number of licensed educators in at least five years, according to county data.

The county reported 18,029 teachers for the current school year, a drop of more than 100 educators from the year before. School officials said in July that the county had hired 20% more teachers than the year before, indicating the drop in educators could be because of teachers leaving the county.

The data comes as the district, which oversees nearly two-thirds of the state’s public school students, has struggled to hire teachers. The district’s careers portal shows more than 1,000 vacant teaching positions.

For months, the Clark County teachers union has been at odds with district leadership over teacher salaries. CCSD this month said it had proposed a 17.4% pay increase over the next two years.

This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
Sources
Clark County School District Staffing Report, July 2023
Clark County School District Career Portal
Las Vegas Review-Journal CCSD Expected Enrollment Drop
X: CCSD Latest Salaries Offer
Clark County School District Five-Year Educator Data
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