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Desert Junior-senior High

(661) 258-4411

Physical Address:
1575 Payne Ave
Edwards, CA  93523
Mailing Address:
1575 Payne Ave.
Edwards, CA  93523

School Information

District:
Muroc Joint Unified
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Kern County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
7 - 12
Number of Students:
622

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Desert Junior-senior High

This School County Average State Average
White 58.04% 31.86% 31.61%
Hispanic 17.04% 56.61% 48.34%
Black 16.24% 6.73% 8.03%
Asian/Pacific 8.04% 3.57% 10.31%
Others 0.64% 3.39% 5.47%
American Indian 0% 1.40% 2.10%

Genders in Desert Junior-senior High

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.16% 52.17% 53.03%
Female 49.84% 47.83% 46.97%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Desert Junior-senior High

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 217 333 361
Hispanic 24 63 106
Black 58 75 101
Asian/Pacific 21 34 50
Others 0 95 4
American Indian 1 5 0
Total 321 605 622

Enrollment by Gender for Desert Junior-senior High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 144 291 312
Female 177 314 310
Total 321 605 622

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Desert Junior-senior High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 321 605 622
# Eligible for free lunch 18 (6%) 27 (4%) 18 (3%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 16 (5%) 24 (4%) 23 (4%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 34 (11%) 51 (8%) 41 (7%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Desert Junior-senior High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 321 605 622
Fulltime teachers 22.6 27.6 28.4
Student/Teacher Ratio 14.20 18.90 21.90
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.14 18.03 20.48