Boron Junior-Senior High vs Desert Junior-Senior High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Boron Junior-Senior High Desert Junior-Senior High
Location Boron, CA Edwards, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level other other
Enrollment 253 497
Student:Teacher Ratio 15.6:1 17:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 53.6% 9.0%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Boron Junior-Senior High Desert Junior-Senior High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $40,064 $40,064
District Muroc Joint Unified Muroc Joint Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Boron Junior-Senior High Desert Junior-Senior High
White 37.9% 36.4%
African American 11.1% 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino 43.9% 36.2%
Asian 0.4% 5.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.6% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.2%
Multiracial 4.3% 16.6%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Boron Junior-Senior High Desert Junior-Senior High
AP Courses Offered 1 7
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 253:1 248.5:1
Chronic Absenteeism 69.6% 32.0%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 1 1
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.