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District profile / California
Murrieta Valley Unified
21,712
Students
2024-25 school year
21
Schools
2024-25 school year
$12,094
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 12% below the California median
23.4
Students per teacher
2024-25 · California median 21.7
Murrieta Valley Unified is a public school district based in Murrieta, California, serving 21,712 students in 21 schools. By enrollment it ranks #50 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 91% of them. Its schools average 1,034 students each, more than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Ward Andrus. It spends about $12,094 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the California median. It has roughly 23.4 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Murrieta Valley compares
Murrieta ValleyCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$331.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 9%State 59%Local 32%
| Measure | Murrieta Valley | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,094 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,807 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $300.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $331.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 929 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,989 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 23.4 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 517 | 474 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The California median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Ward Andrus
Source: California Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in California
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaffey Joint Union HighOntario | 22,116 | 11 | $13,126 | 24.2 | #47 |
| Torrance UnifiedTorrance | 22,023 | 32 | $11,441 | 25.2 | #48 |
| Folsom-Cordova UnifiedRancho Cordova | 21,780 | 37 | $11,926 | 21.4 | #49 |
| Murrieta Valley UnifiedMurrieta · this district | 21,712 | 21 | $12,094 | 23.4 | #50 |
| Tustin UnifiedTustin | 21,342 | 28 | $12,042 | 25.7 | #51 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland 01Columbia, SC | 21,814 | $16,464 | 12.1 |
| Vancouver School DistrictVancouver, WA | 21,783 | $14,904 | 19.2 |
| Evergreen School District (Clark)Vancouver, WA | 21,603 | $15,358 | 17.0 |
| Evansville Vanderburgh School CorporationEvansville, IN | 21,589 | $10,385 | 14.0 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ca-murrieta-valley-unified