Cedar Continuation High

Located at 45077 Road 200, in O'neals, California, Cedar Continuation High is a very small senior high that teaches 10 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Chawanakee Unified. That puts it 99% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Across the 8 schools in Chawanakee Unified (1,407 students total), Cedar Continuation High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Cedar Continuation High logs that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 30% Hispanic, 10% Black, 10% Native American. By comparison, Madera County as a whole is about 38% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Cedar Continuation High has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Madera County runs at roughly 81%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, Madera County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,627, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cedar Continuation High is one of 81 public schools in Madera County (combined enrollment of about 32,251 students).

Minarets Charter High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

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