Valley Life Charter

Valley Life Charter runs as a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels in Visalia, California. Enrollment stands at 688 students, covering kindergarten through 12.

Valley Life Charter reports to Valley Life Charter District.

About 48% of students at Valley Life Charter are Hispanic, the largest single group. The school is also 42% White and 7% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is higher, at 67%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. The school has 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for combined schools in California is 18.6:1. In all, 39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 77% average for public schools in Tulare County.

Looking at the county, Tulare County, median household income comes to about $71,300, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county's public schools total 196, with about 101,494 students.

Valley Life Charter is about 0.5 miles from Visalia Technical Early College, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size. As a charter school, Valley Life Charter is publicly funded and operates under a charter.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 688, from 708 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 19.7:1 to 16.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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