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Porterville Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Porterville Unified runs 22 public schools with 13,893 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 22.0 students per teacher is about the same as the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
22
Students
13,893
Teachers (FTE)
632
Students per teacher
22.0
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
600 West Grand Ave., Porterville, CA 93257
County
Tulare County
Locale
Suburb: Small
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0600064
State district ID
CA-5475523
Total staff (FTE)
1,469
School counselors (FTE)
27.0About 515 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
53.0
Charter schools
3
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Students per teacher compared

This district22.0
California21.9
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (14,372), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$276.7 million
Federal revenue
$43.5 million
State revenue
$199.2 million
Local revenue
$34.0 million
Total spending
$213.9 million
Spending per pupil
$14,885
Salaries
$104.5 million48.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$49.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 15.7%
  • State: 72.0%
  • Local: 12.3%

California overall

  • Federal: 13.4%
  • State: 51.6%
  • Local: 35.0%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$14,885
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Porterville Unified

By level: 8 high, 3 middle, 10 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Bartlett MiddleCEP schoolMiddle7 to 844318.5
Belleview ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 637723.6
Butterfield CharterCharterOtherK to 1250421.0
Citrus HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1215515.5
Granite Hills HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,20622.3
Harmony Magnet AcademyCEP schoolCharterHigh9 to 1250925.4
John J. Doyle ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 655225.1
Los Robles ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 642423.6
Monache HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,85520.8
Monte Vista ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 644024.4
Olive Street ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 662426.0
Pioneer MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 875419.8
Porterville HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,12525.0
Porterville Military AcademyCEP schoolCharterHigh7 to 1225515.9
Roche ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 633423.9
Santa Fe ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 580922.5
Sequoia MiddleCEP schoolMiddle7 to 853221.3
Strathmore HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1228614.3
Vandalia ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 555625.3
Vine Street Community DayCEP schoolHigh7 to 121414.0
West Putnam ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 647823.9
Westfield ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 666124.5

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.