School district · California

Taft Union High

Taft Union High in California: 2 public schools with 1,149 students and 18.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $24,903 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
1,149
Students per teacher
18.1
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$24,903
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
63.3
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
288
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.2

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$24.2K15
$24.8K16
$27.9K17
$25.3K18
$23.0K19
$21.8K20
$20.3K21
$23.7K22
$23.7K23
$24.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.3% · $1.9M
State
55% · $20.1M
Local
40% · $14.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,522
Support services
$11,545
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.6M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Buena Vista High (Continuation)AlternativeFree meals for all
9–128516.3
Taft Union HighFree meals for all
9–121,06418.3

Sources

Address
701 Wildcat Way, Taft, CA 93268
Phone
(661)763-2300
Website