School district · California

Merced County Office of Education

Merced County Office of Education in California: 8 public schools with 1,894 students and 14.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $66,501 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
2 charter
Students
1,894
Students per teacher
14.6
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$66,501
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
130
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
631
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
12.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

15%proficient

−4.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 95% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

211 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

5.1%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 97% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

214 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$59.7K15
$67.7K16
$60.1K17
$57.7K18
$59.4K19
$56.1K20
$60.0K21
$61.1K22
$65.3K23
$66.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
29% · $72.4M
State
41% · $102.6M
Local
30% · $75.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$28,401
Support services
$37,714
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7M
Long-term debt
$6.8M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

High schools: 3Other schools: 5
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Come Back CharterCharter
9–1212827.2——
Valley Atwater CommunityAlternativeFree meals for all
6–1212215.60.0%0.0%
Valley Los Banos CommunityAlternative
6–1216014.6——
Floyd A. SchelbySpecial educationFree meals for all
K–128911.2——
Merced County Juvenile CourtAlternative
K–122018.0——
Merced County Special EducationSpecial education
K–1294213.09.1%0.0%
Merced Scholars CharterCharter
K–1233416.527%10%
Valley Merced CommunityAlternativeFree meals for all
K–129920.27.1%0.0%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
632 West 13th St., Merced, CA 95341
Phone
(209)381-6600
Website