School district · California
Tulare City
Tulare City in California: 18 public schools with 9,289 students and 22.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,498 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 18
- Students
- 9,289
- Students per teacher
- 22.5
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $17,498
- 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)
- 413
- Counselors (FTE)
- 9.0
- Students per counselor
- 1,032
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 10.0
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%34%proficient
+3.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 70% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
5,905 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%21%proficient
+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 77% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
5,930 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
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.
- Federal
- 16% · $32.7M
- State
- 73% · $150.5M
- Local
- 11% · $23.8M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $10,027
- Support services
- $6,469
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $19.8M
- Long-term debt
- $5.5M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alpine VistaFree meals for all | K–4 | 659 | 22.0 | 46% | 45% |
Cypress ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 562 | 24.3 | 26% | 23% |
Frank Kohn ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 617 | 22.8 | 28% | 20% |
Garden ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 689 | 24.1 | 41% | 31% |
Heritage ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 597 | 24.9 | 33% | 23% |
Lincoln ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 309 | 20.6 | 27% | 17% |
Maple ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 574 | 22.1 | 25% | 19% |
Mission Valley ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 671 | 23.8 | 42% | 34% |
Pleasant ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 668 | 23.9 | 48% | 38% |
Roosevelt ElementaryFree meals for all | K–4 | 561 | 20.8 | 23% | 20% |
Tulare SupportAlternativeFree meals for all | K–8 | 19 | 6.2 | — | — |
Wilson ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 487 | 22.7 | 30% | 25% |
| 5–8 | 617 | 21.9 | 37% | 18% | |
Cherry Avenue MiddleFree meals for all | 7–8 | 483 | 21.1 | 35% | 12% |
Live Oak MiddleFree meals for all | 7–8 | 458 | 22.2 | 38% | 25% |
Los Tules MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 569 | 22.5 | 40% | 15% |
Mulcahy MiddleFree meals for all | 5–8 | 745 | 21.9 | 21% | 5.7% |
Tulare City Community DayAlternativeFree meals for all | 6–8 | 4 | 3.8 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 600 North Cherry St., Tulare, CA 93274
- Phone
- (559)685-7200
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.