📍 465 W. Olive Ave., Porterville, Tulare County, 93257
Porterville High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Porterville, Tulare County. The school has 2,178 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jose Valdez. It is part of the Porterville Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 84.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.8:1.
Porterville High enrolls 2,178 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 84.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 9% White and 2.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,855 | 85% |
| White | 195 | 9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 53 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 45 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 20 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,800 of the school's 2,178 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Porterville High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Porterville High is one of 22 schools in Porterville Unified, based in Porterville, California. The district serves 13,893 students district-wide and employs 627 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,178 students, Porterville High is larger than the district average of about 632 students per school.