Tulare Union High

Tulare Union High is one of the big high schools in Tulare, California, operated by Tulare Joint Union High, with 1,616 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 93% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Tulare Union High logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 80% of enrollment; the rest reads as 13% White, 4% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 75% of students at Tulare Union High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Tulare Union High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.6%; this one delivers 40.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Tulare County) logs that median household earnings sit near $71,300, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Tulare Union High is one of 196 public schools in Tulare County (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students).

The closest other public school is Wilson Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tulare Union High at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 23.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Tulare Union High's enrollment has contracted 4% since 2018, when it stood at 1,675 (now 1,616). White enrollment moved from 22% to 13% across the same window.

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