Merced County Juvenile Court
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Merced, California
Merced County Juvenile Court in Merced, California enrolled 20 students in 2024-25 with 1.1 full-time teachers, 18.0 students per teacher against the California median of 18.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (California: 86.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%
23 students in 2022-23, 18 students in 2023-24, 20 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.0 to 1.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 23 | 1.0 | 23.7 |
| 2023-24 | 18 | 0.9 | 19.1 |
| 2024-25 | 20 | 1.1 | 18.0 |
18.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 52 of every 100 California schools of this kind
Among the 528 California schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 92 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Merced County Juvenile Court enrolled 23 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 92 of the 23 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent4.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.0% of students were Hispanic, 10.0% Black, 5.0% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic80.0%
- Black10.0%
- White5.0%
- Two or more races5.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Merced County Juvenile Court scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | under 50% | 1‑6% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
under 50% of the 15 students in Merced County Juvenile Court's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | California | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | under 50% | 55% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 15 | 383 | 495,492 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
Schools of this kind in Merced
4 public schools of this kind in Merced report 2024-25 enrollment; Merced County Juvenile Court is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merced County Special Education | 942 | 13.0 | 65.4% |
| Merced Scholars Charter | 334 | 16.5 | 71.0% |
| Valley Merced Community | 99 | 20.2 | 90.9% |
| Merced County Juvenile Court | 20 | 18.0 | 85.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Merced County Juvenile Court
- Valley Merced CommunityThe nearest public school of this kind, 7.5 miles away: 99 students, 20.2 per teacher (2024-25).7.5 mi
- Merced Scholars CharterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 7.5 miles away: 334 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).7.5 mi
- Compare Merced County Juvenile Court with Valley Merced CommunityStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Merced County Office of Education spends per student$65,270 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$65,270
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaMerced County Juvenile Court is the number 492 by size of 539 California schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#492 of 539
- California schools by students per teacher18.0 students per teacher here against the California median of 18.3 for schools of this kind.18.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Merced County Juvenile Court
How many students attend Merced County Juvenile Court?
20 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 23 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Merced, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Merced County Juvenile Court?
18.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for schools of this kind is 18.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Merced County Juvenile Court a Title I school?
Merced County Juvenile Court has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at Merced County Juvenile Court do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Merced County Juvenile Court scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Merced County Juvenile Court?
under 50% of the 15 students in Merced County Juvenile Court's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Merced County Juvenile Court in?
Merced County Office of Education, NCES district ID 0691020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 069102009233 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.