The Tulare County Office of Education exists to serve, support, encourage, develop and consistently improve on hundreds of programs and services to benefit over 100,000 students in 43 school districts across Tulare County. While the services and programs offered by the Tulare County Office of Education are broad, the commitment to students, support and service remains constant throughout the organization.

Tulare County school districts range from single school districts, such as Hot Springs with 17 students, to the Visalia Unified School District with over 28,000 students. In California, only Kern and Los Angeles Counties serve more districts than Tulare County. Tulare County's school districts are dotted among acres of the nation's richest agricultural land, located in urban areas and nestled in the Sierras on the eastern side of the county. Of the County's districts, eighty-five percent are considered small districts with less than 2,500 students. Seventy percent of the districts have less than 1,000 students each.