B−
Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Reedley and Orange Cove, and parts of Dinuba.
Students
9,696
Schools
23
Spent per student
$20,776
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Debt
$84.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District
- School Grade B−: better than 48% of California districts
- Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- 22 students per teacher
- Debt of $84.6M, about $8,725 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Squaw Valley.
K–812 schoolsThis district
87 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency26%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,776 per student · 2% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 69%Federal 15%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
9,633’20
9,677’21
9,684’22
9,658’23
9,696’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 88%White 8%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
23 public schools.
Silas Bartsch
B606 students22:1
Thomas Law Reed Elementary
B+558 students25:1
Riverview Elementary
A−509 students24:1
Jefferson Elementary
B−477 students23:1
McCord Elementary
C426 students24:1
Dunlap Elementary
B419 students20:1
Sheridan Elementary
B−393 students22:1
Alta Elementary
C364 students24:1
Great Western Elementary
B−309 students21:1
A. L. Conner Elementary
C308 students22:1
Lincoln Elementary
C303 students23:1
Washington Elementary
C288 students22:1
Citrus Middle
B−602 students22:1
General Grant Middle
B526 students25:1
Navelencia Middle
B−313 students18:1
Reedley High
A−1,804 students24:1
Orange Cove High
B+635 students19:1
Reedley Middle College High
A255 students32:1
Kings Canyon Continuation
C−141 students10:1
Mountain View (Alternative)
C−318 students15:1
Kings Canyon Online
A−142 students17:1
KC KIDS Pre-School
0 students
Kings Canyon Unified School District Wide Preschools
0 students
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.