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    SCHOOL ENROLLMENT increase recorded in the Las Vegas public schools. The 26.3 per cent increase brought the Las Vegas school 22.6 per cent to 43,879 not including Nevada Southern. Contained in the district are 50 elementary schools, 7 junior high schools and 7 high schools. The teaching and administrative staff totals 1,675. CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT h|?╜rh9?·H|| YEAR 1961 INCREASE K??@E??N^ Las Vegas Public (a)..... ...34,762 26.32 2,175 28 Henderson Public.-.-.. ...4,335 18.02 1,109 130 Rural ...1,340 i^H 18.48 University of Nevada 1,183 -8 TOTAL?╟÷?╟÷.?╟÷ ...45,054 8,263 22.46 (a) Includes North Las Vegas. LAS VEGAS SCHOOL GROWTH ... 5,813 }950 ................ ]95] ................ ?╟÷.?╟÷?╟÷6,255 ]952 ............... 8,183 1954 ?╟÷.?╟÷..?╟÷. 11,867 l!9'I6 ?╟÷ -._. ?╟÷?╟÷15,399 1957 ?╟÷?╟÷?╟÷18,690 1959 ?╟÷?╟÷?╟÷23,387 1961 99911111 ^llJRi^?½iMiiiiy?╜?½iii:??]M c Thousands of Pupils'**'?╟Ñ' 1 20 30 40 60 70 1956-7 991 58-9 ^K9'60 60-1 9^'2 63- 4 64- 5 65- 6 66- 7 HRHHII^B mActual Enrollment ^Hjm^mjectiori based'on 61-2 figures Growth of the Las Vegas public school enrollment to 34,762 during 1 962 was the greatest annual increase North Las Vegas, are 37 elementary, 6 junior and 3 senior high schools. NEVADA SOUTHERN southern portion of the state, University of Nevada's southern division is expanding rapidly. five permanent structures which will be the nucleus of a complete campus covering its present area of 164 a radiological laboratory for the U. S. Public Health Service. This important research facility the 20 states west of the Mississippi. Additional buildings, including a dormitory and dining facility and s, business administration, social sciences and a student union are expected to be built on the campus within a few years. tion, education, humanities and fine arts, social sciences, mathmatics, physical sciences and pre-engineering, particularly suited to the region, such as mining and chemical engineering and hotel and institutional man- agement. Nevada Southern is fully accredited by the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools. evada, Southern Regional Division.