California public high school · Visalia Unified

Mount. Whitney High

900 South Conyer St., Visalia, CA 93277. 67.8% of its 292 graduates (Class of 2023) enrolled in college within 12 months.

Visalia UnifiedTulare County
67.8%Enrolled in college within 12 months (Class of 2023)2.1 pts above California (65.7%)
93.8%4-year graduation rate (2024-25)6.3 pts above California (87.5%)
34.2%Graduates who completed UC/CSU required courses (Class of 2023)
292Graduates in the class measured
Our read

Graduates here go to college at or above the state rate, but mostly outside the UC system: 2.4% enrolled at a UC campus versus 9.1% statewide.

The path from Mount. Whitney High

How California measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2023

    University of California 2.4%Cal State University 6.5%California community college 56.5%California private college 1%Out-of-state 4-year college 1%Out-of-state 2-year college 0.3%Not enrolled in college 32.2%

    College-going rate: share of high school completers who enrolled in any college within 12 months, tracked by the state through the National Student Clearinghouse and California's public systems. Source: California Department of Education, College-Going Rate (12-month) and Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate downloads.

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    What those choices lead to

    California does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in California performs.

    College type in CaliforniaCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    University of California campuses986%$14,538$83,432$13,000
    Cal State and other public universities2455%$9,614$68,650$14,875
    Community colleges12040%$6,004$46,630$10,500
    Private nonprofit colleges5166%$30,247$75,975$21,500

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All California colleges.

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    Colleges closest to Mount. Whitney High

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    College of the Sequoias0.9 mi42%$1,096$43,147
    Milan Institute-Visalia3.6 mi68%$21,838$38,492
    Advanced Career Institute4.6 mi73%—$47,832
    San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia4.8 mi38%$30,383$43,313
    Reedley College21.5 mi47%$6,055$42,903
    Porterville College24.6 mi34%$3,071$41,156

College-going over time

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Mount. Whitney HighCalifornia statewide

Share of each class enrolled in college within 12 months. Source: California Department of Education, College-Going Rate (12-month) and Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate downloads.

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Redwood High (0.5 mi, 79.3% to college) · Visalia Charter Independent Study (0.8 mi, 46.3% to college) · University Preparatory High (1.1 mi, 91.2% to college) · La Sierra High (1.9 mi, 54.1% to college) · Visalia Technical Early College (2.5 mi, 75.6% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Visalia Unified's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureMount. Whitney HighVisalia UnifiedCalifornia
Enrolled in college within 12 months67.8%72.6%65.7%
Graduation rate93.8%—87.5%

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Quick answers

What percent of Mount. Whitney High graduates go to college?
67.8% of the Class of 2023 at Mount. Whitney High enrolled in college within 12 months, compared with 65.7% in California. Source: California Department of Education, College-Going Rate (12-month) and Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate downloads.
What is the graduation rate at Mount. Whitney High?
Mount. Whitney High has a four-year graduation rate of 93.8%. Source: California Department of Education, College-Going Rate (12-month) and Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate downloads.