Virtual High School (VHS) and the Academy for Individualized Study High School (AISHS) began in 2000 as distance education programs in Clark County School District. VHS started with online courses while AISHS focused on independent study. Both have grown significantly, with VHS offering over 13,000 online course enrollments in 2012-2013. For 2014-2015, VHS and AISHS will merge into a single online "Academy" offering courses to both full-time and part-time students from middle school through high school.