Teaching & learning
District profile / California
Porterville Unified
13,893
Students
2024-25 school year
22
Schools
2024-25 school year
$13,250
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the California median
22.0
Students per teacher
2024-25 · California median 21.7
Porterville Unified is a public school district based in Porterville, California, serving 13,893 students in 22 schools. By enrollment it ranks #98 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 82% of them. Its schools average 632 students each, more than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Nate Nelson. It spends about $13,250 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 22.0 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Porterville compares
PortervilleCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$276.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 16%State 72%Local 12%
| Measure | Porterville | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,250 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,082 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $213.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $276.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 632 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,469 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 22.0 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 515 | 474 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The California median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Nate Nelson
Source: California Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in California
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Beach Union HighHuntington Beach | 13,982 | 8 | $13,062 | 23.1 | #96 |
| Escondido UnionEscondido | 13,922 | 24 | $16,125 | 18.9 | #97 |
| Porterville UnifiedPorterville · this district | 13,893 | 22 | $13,250 | 22.0 | #98 |
| Anaheim ElementaryAnaheim | 13,838 | 23 | $15,893 | 23.0 | #99 |
| Tracy Joint UnifiedTracy | 13,817 | 19 | $11,939 | 21.6 | #100 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waukee Community School DistrictWaukee, IA | 13,917 | $11,159 | 16.0 |
| Provo DistrictProvo, UT | 13,897 | $10,543 | 21.0 |
| Georgetown ISDGeorgetown, TX | 13,881 | $11,266 | 14.0 |
| Sumter 01Sumter, SC | 13,871 | $11,182 | 14.7 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ca-porterville-unified