School district · California

Murrieta Valley Unified

Murrieta Valley Unified in California: 21 public schools with 21,621 students and 23.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,113 per student in FY2024.

Schools
21
Students
21,621
Students per teacher
23.3
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,113
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)
929
Counselors (FTE)
42.0
Students per counselor
515
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
22.1
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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
$8.8K15
$9.4K16
$10.3K17
$10.5K18
$11.3K19
$11.3K20
$12.1K21
$13.5K22
$15.0K23
$16.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.0% · $30.8M
State
57% · $251.4M
Local
36% · $158.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,088
Support services
$5,375
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$28.8M
Long-term debt
$216.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 11Middle schools: 4High schools: 4Other schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Alta Murrieta ElementaryFree meals for all
K–584924.3
Antelope Hills ElementaryFree meals for all
K–583924.7
Avaxat ElementaryFree meals for all
K–561722.9
Cole Canyon ElementaryFree meals for all
K–51,03826.0
Daniel N. Buchanan ElementaryFree meals for all
K–582823.8
E. Hale Curran ElementaryFree meals for all
K–557523.8
Lisa J. Mails ElementaryFree meals for all
K–51,00625.8
Monte Vista ElementaryFree meals for all
K–576924.2
Murrieta ElementaryFree meals for all
K–589325.9
Rail Ranch ElementaryFree meals for all
K–560325.7
Tovashal ElementaryFree meals for all
K–574524.2
Dorothy McElhinney MiddleFree meals for all
6–81,45125.0
Shivela MiddleFree meals for all
6–81,28227.9
Thompson MiddleFree meals for all
6–81,56525.2
Warm Springs MiddleFree meals for all
6–875522.1
Murrieta Mesa HighFree meals for all
9–122,06621.9
Murrieta Options AcademyAlternative
9–12121.1
Murrieta Valley HighFree meals for all
9–122,10422.4
Vista Murrieta HighFree meals for all
9–123,32822.8
Murrieta Canyon AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all
K–1229612.2
Murrieta Preschool Outreach
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Sources

Address
41870 McAlby Ct., Murrieta, CA 92562
Phone
(951)696-1600
Website