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Tulare, California - 7 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Tulare Joint Union High #173 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,323 per pupil, Tulare Joint Union High ranks #668 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,745
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$16,323
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tulare Joint Union High operates 7 public schools serving 5,745 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Tulare County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,323 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 22.6% local, 66.0% state, and 11.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 74/100, ranked #173 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (39 AP courses district-wide), a 260.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 42.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% White, 2.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Countryside Community Day, with a diversity index of 47.5/100.
Its largest campus is Tulare Western High, enrolling 1,927 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Countryside Community Day, at 24 students, a 80x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Tulare Western High accounts for 33.5% of all Tulare Joint Union High student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Tulare Joint Union High-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Tulare Joint Union High school enrollment varies 80× across entities
Tulare Joint Union High school enrollment ranges from 24 students (lowest) to 1,927 students (highest), a spread of 1,903 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Tulare Joint Union High has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 75.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Tulare Joint Union High student-counselor ratio is 260:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Tulare Joint Union High is typically wider than the Tulare Joint Union High-aggregate figure suggests.
Tulare Joint Union High chronic absenteeism rate is 42.0% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Tulare Joint Union High has 7 schools, including 7 high. Total enrollment is 5,745 students.
How much does Tulare Joint Union High spend per student?
Tulare Joint Union High spends $16,323 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #173 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Tulare Joint Union High?
Tulare Joint Union High students are 79.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% White, 2.9% Asian, 2.3% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tulare Joint Union High?
Tulare Joint Union High has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #173 out of 1517 districts in California.