Enrollment
253
California · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 069104512387 Charter school
University Preparatory High — Visalia, CA
Federal NCES profile for University Preparatory High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 34/100.
👥 Class size 0
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 48
📋 Attendance 81
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Tulare County Office of Education · California
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
9.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
26.7:1
vs 21.6:1 California avg
+24% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
26.7%
vs 55.5% California avg
-52% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How University Preparatory High compares with California and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
University Preparatory High reports 253 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 9.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 26.7:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 24% above the California state mean of 21.6:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 68% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 26.7% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 52% below the California average and 48% below the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 261 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 7.5% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (F), calculated from 5 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How University Preparatory High compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against California state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 26.7:1 | ▲ 24% | 21.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 26.7% | ▼ 52% | 55.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 253 | top 21% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
26.7%
free-lunch eligible
— 52% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold — federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
26.7:1
students per teacher
— 24% above state mean
Top 92% in California — lower ratio than 8% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
7.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 10% — strong attendance relative to the post-pandemic national landscape.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 261 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 253 Top 21% in California — larger than 79% of 10,006 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 9.0
Students per teacher 26.7:1 +24% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 26.7% -52% vs state
NCES ID 069104512387
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 47.0%
White 38.7%
Asian 7.1%
Two or More 5.5%
African American 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 47.0% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP program Not offered
Counselors (FTE) 1.0
Students per counselor 261:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 7.5%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 3
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 1,141
- Students per teacher
- 11.1:1
- Enrollment
- 191
- Students per teacher
- 18.1:1
- Enrollment
- 66
- Students per teacher
- 9.8:1
- Enrollment
- 5
- Students per teacher
- 5.3:1
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El Diamante High
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1,890 students 22.3:1 students per teacher
Mt. Whitney High
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Sequoia High
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Visalia Technical Early College
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Educator & family resources
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Understanding NCES data
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Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about University Preparatory High
How many students attend University Preparatory High?
University Preparatory High has 253 students enrolled. It is a high school in Visalia, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at University Preparatory High?
The student-teacher ratio at University Preparatory High is 26.7:1, which is 24% higher than the California average of 21.6:1 and 68% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at University Preparatory High?
26.7% of students at University Preparatory High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of University Preparatory High?
The largest demographic group at University Preparatory High is Hispanic or Latino at 47.0%. The school serves a diverse student body in Visalia, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for University Preparatory High?
University Preparatory High has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (F) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.