School district · California

Tehachapi Unified

Tehachapi Unified in California: 7 public schools with 4,156 students and 23.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,366 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
4,156
Students per teacher
23.2
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,366
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)
179
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
1,039
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
5.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.3

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
$8.6K15
$9.6K16
$9.8K17
$9.8K18
$10.7K19
$11.1K20
$11.6K21
$13.7K22
$14.9K23
$15.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
12% · $8.5M
State
59% · $42.9M
Local
29% · $21.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,167
Support services
$6,790
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$4.4M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Cummings Valley Elementary
K–556026.7
Golden Hills Elementary
K–566322.9
Tehachapi Independent Learning AcademyAlternative
K–810818.8
Tompkins Elementary
K–561524.5
Jacobsen Middle
6–892522.2
Monroe High (Continuation)Alternative
9–122526.0
Tehachapi High
9–121,26022.5

Sources

Address
300 South Robinson St., Tehachapi, CA 93561
Phone
(661)822-2100
Website