📍 1575 Payne Ave., Edwards, Kern County, 93523
Desert Junior-Senior High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Edwards, Kern County. The school has 442 pupils enrolled. The Principal is John Siercks. It is part of the Muroc Joint Unified school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
Desert Junior-Senior High enrolls 442 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 172 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 135 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 74 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 18 | 4.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
47 of the school's 442 students (11%) 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.
Desert Junior-Senior High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant).
Desert Junior-Senior High is one of 6 schools in Muroc Joint Unified, based in North Edwards, California. The district serves 1,803 students district-wide and employs 89 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 442 students, Desert Junior-Senior High is larger than the district average of about 301 students per school.
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