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Tulare County Office of Education

Visalia, California · Superintendent: Brock Falkenberg · #472 of 554 California districts by enrollment

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1,656

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$97,094

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 607% above the California median

12.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · California median 21.7

Tulare County Office of Education is a public school district based in Visalia, California, serving 1,656 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #472 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 15% of them. Its schools average 331 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Brock Falkenberg. It spends about $97,094 per student on day-to-day operations, 607% more than the California median. It has roughly 12.3 students per teacher.

How Tulare County Office of Education compares

Tulare County Office of EducationCalifornia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$97,094

California median $13,724 · 607% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$44,812

California median $8,321 · 439% above · FY2020-21

Students per school331

California median 533 · 38% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.3

California median 21.7 · 43% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor1,656

California median 474 · 249% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$268.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 29%State 54%Local 17%

Measure	Tulare County Office of Education	California median	Year
Current spending per student	$97,094	$13,724	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$44,812	$8,321	FY2020-21
Total spending	$265.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$268.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	135	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,108	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.3	21.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	1,656	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.

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Brock Falkenberg

Superintendent, Tulare County Office of Education

Source: California Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change

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Peer districts in California

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Fort Bragg UnifiedFort Bragg	1,669	7	$14,453	16.9	#470
Live Oak ElementarySanta Cruz	1,669	7	$14,835	21.1	#471
Tulare County Office of EducationVisalia · this district	1,656	5	$97,094	12.3	#472
Bellevue UnionSanta Rosa	1,655	4	$15,995	22.4	#473
Saratoga Union ElementarySaratoga	1,653	5	$19,588	21.2	#474

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Rantoul City School District 137Rantoul, IL	1,656	$17,565	10.7
Mora Public SchoolsMora, MN	1,656	$11,663	15.8
Johnstown-Monroe LocalJohnstown, OH	1,656	$11,365	16.7
Vinton County LocalMc Arthur, OH	1,656	$15,840	13.4

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.

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