Exeter Union High

Exeter Union High is a mid-tier 9-12 campus in Exeter, California, overseen by Exeter Unified. The school teaches 909 students in grades 9 through 12.

Within Exeter Unified, which oversees 7 schools and 2,597 students, Exeter Union High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Exeter Union High logs that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 31% White. That composition is broadly in line with Tulare County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Exeter Union High reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.0:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Tulare County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Exeter Union High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.4%, the actual is 44.1%, a residual of +3.7 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Tulare County) records that the typical household earns roughly $71,300 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tulare County's 196 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students), Exeter Union High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lincoln Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Exeter Union High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Exeter Union High at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 33.0%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Exeter Union High has shrank 4%, going from 942 students in 2018 to 909 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 54% to 66%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.