The Clark County (Nevada) school district has notified employees that more than 1,200 staff members — teachers, aides and administrators — could be reassigned or displaced because the district has more personnel than it can pay for or place in schools.
The Las Vegas Sun reports that with the exception of special education positions, all outside hiring in the district has been paused so surplused employees facing uncertainty have a chance to be reassigned to one of the anticipated openings, Superintendent Jhone Ebert said.
“Following a period of record-breaking recruitment and hiring, human resources is now managing a new challenge: a number of staff identified for surplus due to increases in costs and a decrease in student enrollment,” the district said in a Feb. 10 memo to employees.
The district projects an enrollment of 282,643 next year. In September 2025, enrollment stood at 286,985. In September 2024, it was 294,836. The expected continued enrollment losses could reduce revenue by about $50 million for the coming year.
Ebert characterized the number of surplused employees — 1,200 — as a lot, but she said she expected they would have positions for 2026-27 unless they are in a highly specialized position.
Administrators have attributed the enrollment loss to declining birth rates, slower migration to Las Vegas amid economic uncertainty and growing competition from charter schools, private schools and homeschooling.
Additionally, the state per-pupil funding rate will be increasing by only about 0.7% next year, going from $9,501 per student to $9,572.
Despite these overall contractions, growth will fill in some pockets of the Las Vegas area, Ebert added: The suburban “outer ring” in the southwest, northwest and northeast valley will even see new schools built in the next few years.
