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Muroc Joint Unified School District

1,803 students · 6 schools · 17.5:1 ratio · grades K–12 · #507 of 1976 in California

Students
1,803
Schools
6
Teachers (FTE)
103
Student–Teacher
17.5:1
County
Kern
Grades
K–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Muroc Joint Unified School District

Muroc Joint Unified School District is a public school system serving Kern County, California, based in North Edwards. It serves 1,803 students across 6 schools spanning K–12, and is classified as a rural: distant district. By enrollment it is the #507 largest of California’s 1976 school systems.

Phone7607694821
Address17100 Foothill Ave., North Edwards, CA 93523
CountyKern County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Muroc Joint Unified School District enrolls 1,803 students in 6 schools — an average of about 300 students per school. It serves grades K–12 and ranks #507 of 1976 statewide by enrollment.

Students
1,803
#507 of 1976 in California
Schools
6
~300 students each
Grade span
K–12
Rural: Distant
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Muroc Joint Unified School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (1,803 students reported):

White
33%
Black
7%
Hispanic
38%
Asian
4%
Two or more
18%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Muroc Joint Unified School District employs about 103 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 17.5:1 — below the California average of about 21.7:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 250.

Student–teacher ratio
17.5:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
103
classroom teachers
Total staff
250
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How California funds schools

California funds schools through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF): a base grant per unit of average daily attendance for each grade span, plus a supplemental grant (20% of the base) and a concentration grant (65% of the base) driven by the share of low-income students, English learners and foster youth. Districts are funded on the greater of current-year, prior-year or a three-year-average attendance.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Muroc Joint Unified School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

California reports school and district performance on the California School Dashboard, which rates indicators from red to blue across academic performance in English and math, chronic absenteeism, graduation rate, suspension rate, English-learner progress and college-and-career readiness. Look up Muroc Joint Unified School District on the California School Dashboard.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

In California, most schools that seek K–12 accreditation use ACS WASC (the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges) rather than Cognia. Search Muroc Joint Unified School District’s schools in the ACS WASC directory.

How it compares

Muroc Joint Unified School District vs. California

Enrollment rank
#507
of 1976 districts
Ratio
17.5:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Locale
Rural: Distant
Kern County

See every California district side by side in the California directory.

Go deeper

Look up Muroc Joint Unified School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the California Department of Education (the Local Control Funding Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Muroc Joint Unified School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 0626490. Confirm current details with the district and the California Department of Education.