Muroc Joint Unified School District’s schools enrolled 1,794 students in the 2023-24 school year, 3.2% more than the previous year, according to the California Department of Education.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 53.2% of them were boys, and 46.7% were girls.
The most represented ethnicity among Muroc Joint Unified School District students was white, accounting for 35.2% of the student population.
Muroc Joint Unified School District covers five schools within Kern County with its main office in North Edwards.
Among the five schools in Muroc Joint Unified School District, Desert Junior-Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of 458 students in the 2023-24 school year.
After peaking at 6.3 million in the early 2000s, public school enrollment in California has marked its seventh consecutive decline in the 2023-24 school year, with projections indicating it could fall to approximately 5.2 million by the 2033-34 school year. This trend is attributed to lower birth rates, slowed immigration, and families relocating out of state due to high housing costs. Rural and coastal districts have been particularly affected, facing tough decisions such as school closures and staffing reductions.
| School | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Desert Junior-Senior High School | 458 |
| Irving L. Branch Elementary School | 401 |
| William A. Bailey | 387 |
| West Boron Elementary School | 304 |
| Boron Junior-Senior High School | 244 |
