Argus High (Continuation)

Argus High (Continuation) operates as a very small four-year high school in Ceres, California, run under Ceres Unified. Current enrollment sits at 189 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 77% leaner than the state mean of about 838.

Argus High (Continuation) is one of 23 schools operated by Ceres Unified, a district that enrolls 13,665 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Argus High (Continuation) logs that 88% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 7% White, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 50% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 18.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Stanislaus County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Stanislaus County put median household earnings sit near $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Argus High (Continuation) is one of 190 public schools in Stanislaus County (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students).

The closest other public school is Endeavor Alternative, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Argus High (Continuation).

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Argus High (Continuation) has contracted 10%, going from 210 students in 2018 to 189 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 74% to 88% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

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