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C+

Perris Union High School District

Public school districtGrades 5–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Perris and Lake Elsinore.

Perris’ School Grade C+ better than 37% of California school districts

Students
11,810
Schools
9
Spent per student
$19,039
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Debt
$342.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Perris Union High School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the CA average
  • 24 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $342.4M, about $28,992 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Perris 83,237B−Lake Elsinore 75,067

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Perris. Grade by grade →

K–611 schoolsVal Verde Unified School District
7–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsVal Verde Unified School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency12%
State average 33.1% · 3,502 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 46.7% · 3,498 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 86.2% · 2,309 in the class

93% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,039 per student · 10% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 52%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
10,872’20
11,313’21
11,712’22
11,945’23
11,810’24

Up 8.6% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 70%White 13%Black 6%Two or more races 5%Asian 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

9 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

California Military Institute
High · Grades 5–12 · Perris
C+
1,031 students24:1
Pinacate Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Perris
C−
952 students24:1
Scholar Plus Online Learning
High · Grades 7–12 · Perris
19 students11:1
Liberty High
High · Grades 9–12 · Winchester
2,537 students25:1
Paloma Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Menifee
A−
2,487 students23:1
Heritage High
High · Grades 9–12 · Menifee
B
2,330 students24:1
Perris High
High · Grades 9–12 · Perris
B−
2,096 students24:1
Perris Lake High (Continuation)
High · Grades 9–12 · Perris
C−
228 students27:1
Pathways for Adult Life Skills
High · Grades 12 · Perris
130 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lake Elsinore Unified School DistrictCanyon Lake, Wildomar
$17,548per student
Menifee Union School DistrictMenifee
$16,069per student
Perris Union High School DistrictMenifee
Moreno Valley Unified School DistrictMoreno Valley
$20,508per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.