Merced County Juvenile Court

Merced County Juvenile Court is the name of a small combined-grade school in Merced, California. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 12, with 20 students enrolled. For comparison, combined schools in California average about 602 students.

Merced County Office of Education has 8 schools; together they serve 1,894 students.

The large majority of students at Merced County Juvenile Court, 80%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Black, 5% White, and 5% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 63%.

Federal staffing data show 1.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Merced County Juvenile Court and a ratio of 18.0:1. Combined schools in California have a similar average ratio of 18.6:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 85% of enrollment.

Federal survey data for Merced County show that median household income is about $65,510, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Merced County Juvenile Court is among the 117 public schools in Merced County.

The nearest other public school, El Nido Elementary, is about 4.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8.

Merced County Juvenile Court falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Merced County Juvenile Court had 40 students in 2017-18 and 20 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. The White share of enrollment dropped from 10% to 5% over the same period. The ratio of students to teachers went from 8.9:1 to 18.0:1 over the same years.

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