Perris Union High School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades 5–12 B-School Grade

Middle and high school for Perris and Lake Elsinore.

At a glance

11,810Students enrolled

9Schools

2Towns served

$19,039Spent per student

24:1Student–teacher ratio

75%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Perris

Grades K–7

11 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listVal Verde Unified School District

Grades 7

10 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listVal Verde Unified School District

Grades 8

Pinacate Middle or Perris ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Orange Vista High or Perris HighDepends on your addressVal Verde Unified School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency21%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts48%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)91%

State average 87.6%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$19,039

per student each year · 10% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction58%

Support & administration39%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)40%

State52%

Federal8%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

10,872’20

11,313’21

11,712’22

11,945’23

11,810’24

Students

Hispanic · 70%8,322

White · 13%1,515

Black · 6%736

Two or more races · 5%641

Asian · 5%537

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%34

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Perris80,511 people · Grades K–7 at Triple Crown Elementary or May Ranch Elementary and others

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Lake Elsinore72,461 people

Schools9 in district

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Pinacate MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 952 students · Perris

CPublic 🏫

Liberty HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,537 students · Winchester

Public 🏫

Paloma Valley HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,487 students · Menifee

A-Public 🏫

Heritage HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,330 students · Menifee

BPublic 🏫

Perris HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,096 students · Perris

BPublic 🏫

California Military InstituteHigh · Grades 5–12 · 1,031 students · Perris

B-Charter 🏫

Perris Lake High (Continuation)High · Grades 9–12 · 228 students · Perris

CPublic 🏫

Pathways for Adult Life SkillsHigh · Grades 12 · 130 students · Perris

Public 🏫

Scholar Plus Online LearningHigh · Grades 7–12 · 19 students · Perris

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Lake Elsinore Unified School DistrictCanyon Lake · Wildomar · $17,548 per student

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Menifee Union School DistrictMenifee · $16,069 per student

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Perris Union High School DistrictMenifee

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Moreno Valley Unified School DistrictMoreno Valley · $20,508 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.