📍 117 New Mohawk Rd. Ste. F, Nevada City, Nevada County, 95959
John Muir Charter is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Nevada City, Nevada County. The school has 558 pupils enrolled. It is part of the John Muir Charter District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. It operates as a public charter school.
John Muir Charter enrolls 558 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 73% male and 27% female. A teaching staff of 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% White and 8.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 411 | 74% |
| White | 52 | 9.3% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 6.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
530 of the school's 558 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
John Muir Charter is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
John Muir Charter is one of 1 schools in John Muir Charter District, based in Nevada City, California. The district serves 629 students district-wide and employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 558 students, John Muir Charter is close to the district average of about 629 students per school.