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About this school
Somerset Academy - Losee is
an urban public school
in N. Las Vegas, Nevada that is part of Nevada Department of Education.
It serves 2,428 students
in grades K - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 29.6:1.
Its teachers have had 296 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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78%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Mar 4, 2026
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Somerset Academy - Losee
$201,751
raised using DonorsChoose
296
projects
funded
182
teachers
funded
501
donors
45
projects
for
basic supplies
84
projects for
technology
24
projects for
books
23
projects
for
art supplies
Somerset Academy - Losee has received support from
326 individuals from Nevada and
175 individuals out-of-state.
