CaliforniaSchoolsMurrieta Mesa High

Murrieta Mesa High

PublicRegular
Murrieta, California · Murrieta Valley Unified
Teachers93.0FTE
Ratio24.0:1students per teacher
Students2,228enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students2,228
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher24.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch57%
Title INo
SectorPublic
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Pupil : Teacher Ratio
22.0:1
(2024)
8.3%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
94
(2024)
1.1%vs prior yr
Enrollment
2,066
(2024)
7.3%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.5:117.0:119.5:122.0:124.5:127.0:12020202120222023202426.1:123.6:122.9:124.0:122.0:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Murrieta Mesa HighUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

2,0352,1252,2142,3032,3922,482939495959697202020212022202320242,4512,2912,1782,2282,0669497959394EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment2,4512,2912,1782,2282,066
Teacher FTE9497959394
Pupil : Teacher ratio26.1:123.6:122.9:124.0:122.0:115.4:1

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.