Tulare Technical Preparatory High

Located at 737 West Bardsley Ave., in Tulare, California, Tulare Technical Preparatory High is a rural-scale 9-12 campus that serves 35 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Tulare Joint Union High. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 96% smaller than typical.

Within Tulare Joint Union High, which oversees 7 schools and 5,598 students, Tulare Technical Preparatory High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Tulare Technical Preparatory High reports that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 9% White, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

On the resource side, On paper, Tulare Technical Preparatory High has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.3:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Tulare County's rate of about 77%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Tulare County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $71,300 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Tulare County runs 196 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students), of which Tulare Technical Preparatory High is one.

The closest other public school is Countryside Community Day, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tulare Technical Preparatory High has fell 12%, going from 40 students in 2018 to 35 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 13% to 6%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.

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