Editing Henderson, Nevada (section)

== Education ==

The [[Clark County School District]] provides elementary and secondary public education. Henderson is the location for 29 elementary schools, nine middle schools, and nine high schools. Five of the nine high schools are public schools, including [[Basic Academy of International Studies|Basic]], [[Coronado High School (Nevada)|Coronado]], [[Green Valley High School (Nevada)|Green Valley]], [[Foothill High School (Henderson, Nevada)|Foothill]], and [[Liberty High School (Nevada)|Liberty]]. The remaining four are private college preparatory schools, including the [[Henderson International School]]. A tenth high school, [[Silverado High School (Las Vegas)|Silverado High School]], also serves parts of Henderson but is in unincorporated [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]].

=== Findlay College Prep ===
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Findlay Prep was a [[basketball#High school basketball|high school basketball]] program sponsored by the Henderson International School. Henderson International School – a private preparatory school owned by [[Meritas (education)|Meritas]] – hosted [[Findlay College Prep]]. Since its creation in 2006 by businessman Cliff Findlay, its dozen students comprised the school's only high school students.<ref name="JWilliams">{{Cite web |last=Abramson |first=Mitch |date=2013-10-06 |title=Former Knick Jerome Williams coaches Findlay Prep, one of country's top high school basketball teams |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/10/06/former-knick-jerome-williams-coaches-findlay-prep-one-of-countrys-top-high-school-basketball-teams/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=New York Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Colleges and universities ===

Henderson is home to [[Nevada State University]], a member of the [[Nevada System of Higher Education]], and has a satellite campus of the College of Southern Nevada. It also has campuses for private institutions of higher education including the [[Roseman University of Health Sciences]], [[Touro University Nevada|Touro University]], and [[DeVry University]].

Several for-profit colleges also operate in the city, including [[The Art Institute of Las Vegas]] and [[Everest College]].