Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity

Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity is a close-knit K-12 campus in Fresno, California, operated by Central Unified. The school enrolls 260 students in grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 57% below the state mean of about 602.

Across the 24 schools in Central Unified (15,956 students total), Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. Beyond that, the school lists 13% White, 8% Asian, 8% Black. By comparison, Fresno County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Fresno County indicate median household income runs about $74,201, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Fresno County runs 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), of which Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity is one.

The closest other public school is Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity has expanded 19%, going from 218 students in 2018 to 260 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 20% to 13%.

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