Total enrollment
9,696
+63 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
23 schools in Kings Canyon Joint Unified
California · 9,696 students · 5 cities
Across Kings Canyon Joint Unified (California), 23 public K-12 schools serve approximately 9,696 students, an average of 422 per school.
4-year change in Kings Canyon Joint Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
21
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Kings Canyon Joint Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #159 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,696 | #153 of 587 | #957 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 21 | #95 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #298 of 587 | #8,646 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 86.8% | #78 of 587 | #867 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #460 of 530 | #5,513 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Kings Canyon Joint Unified
State test results across the district's 18 scored schools run from Reedley Middle College High at 67.8% proficient to McCord Elementary at 36.1%, a gap of 31.7 points. That is the 202nd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 21 district schools that reported both years went from 9,792 to 9,696 students (down 1%) and from 391 to 448 full-time teachers (up 15%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Kings Canyon Joint Unified
Kings Canyon Joint Unified operates 23 public schools across California, collectively teacheing roughly 9,696 students.
On the school-mix side, Kings Canyon Joint Unified is made up of 14 elementary, 3 middle, 4 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Kings Canyon Joint Unified is about 422, noticeably below the California average of roughly 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Kings Canyon Joint Unified has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 9,633 students to 9,696.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Kings Canyon Joint Unified discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.