Francis J. White Learning Center

Francis J. White Learning Center, a mid-sized elementary school in Woodlake, California, operated by Woodlake Unified, educates 502 students, covering grades K through 2.

Within Woodlake Unified, which oversees 6 schools and 2,081 students, Francis J. White Learning Center is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Francis J. White Learning Center records that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 4% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Francis J. White Learning Center tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 93% of students at Francis J. White Learning Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Tulare County (around 77%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the broader community, census data for Tulare County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,300 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Francis J. White Learning Center is one of 196 public schools in Tulare County (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students).

Bravo Lake High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Francis J. White Learning Center.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 499 students in 2018 compared to 502 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 today.

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