Caruthers High

Caruthers High, a compact senior high in Caruthers, California, part of Caruthers Unified, caters to 682 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Caruthers Unified runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,686 students. Caruthers High is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Caruthers High lists that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 8% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Fresno County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Fresno County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Caruthers High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.5%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Fresno County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,201, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Caruthers High is one of 368 public schools in Fresno County (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students).

Nearest neighbor: MARC High, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Caruthers High at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 33.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Caruthers High has edged up 19%, going from 575 students in 2018 to 682 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 82% to 88% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 today.

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