Major General Raymond Murray High

Major General Raymond Murray High is a secondary school of minimally staffed scale in Vista, California, part of Vista Unified, caters to 146 students in grades 10 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Major General Raymond Murray High sits 83% leaner than that benchmark.

Vista Unified comprises 28 schools with combined enrollment of 18,969 students; Major General Raymond Murray High is among them.

Demographically, Major General Raymond Murray High reports that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 6% White. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Major General Raymond Murray High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate median household earnings sit near $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Major General Raymond Murray High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Vista Innovation and Design Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 18%: 178 students in 2018 compared to 146 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

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