{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-388.720","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 388.720","heading":"Development of plan by school district to reduce pupil-teacher ratios; alternative ratios for certain grades authorized in certain counties.","body":"1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each school district together with the recognized associations representing licensed educational personnel shall develop a plan to reduce the district’s pupil-teacher ratio per class in kindergarten and grades 1, 2 and 3 within the limits of available financial support specifically set aside for this purpose and submit that plan to the State Board on or before October 1 of each year.\n2. In lieu of complying with the pupil-teacher ratio prescribed in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 388.700, a school district in a county whose population is less than 100,000 may, in consultation with the recognized associations representing licensed educational personnel, develop a plan to reduce the district’s pupil-teacher ratios per class for specified grade levels in elementary schools. Alternative ratios for grade 6 may only be approved for those school districts that include grade 6 in elementary school. The alternative pupil-teacher ratios must not:\n(a) Exceed 22 to 1 in grades 1, 2 and 3; and\n(b) Exceed 25 to 1 in grades 4 and 5 or grades 4, 5 and 6, as applicable.\n3. The State Board shall approve a plan submitted pursuant to subsection 2 if the plan:\n(a) Reduces the district’s pupil-teacher ratio in the elementary schools within the school district; and\n(b) Is fiscally neutral such that the plan will not cost more to carry out than a plan that complies with the ratios prescribed in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 388.700.","path":["TITLE 34 — EDUCATION","CHAPTER 388 - SYSTEM OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION","REDUCTION OF PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO IN CERTAIN CLASSES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-388.html#NRS388Sec720","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:38Z","sha256":"7da8691664abd1b4e31017525c532d11e8ae9bc6b226d5d081d50faf62beb116","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-388.710","next":"us-nv/nrs-388.723"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}