Total enrollment
1,407
-124 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Chawanakee Unified
California · 1,407 students · 4 cities
Public K-12 schools in Chawanakee Unified number 9, teaching approximately 1,407 California students (an average of 156 per school).
4-year change in Chawanakee Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
+1 (+14%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Chawanakee Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #290 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,407 | #487 of 587 | #5,701 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #282 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #111 of 587 | #8,242 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 52.4% | #373 of 587 | #3,809 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #160 of 530 | #1,286 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Chawanakee Unified
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Minarets Charter High at 53.3% proficient to Chawanakee Academy Charter at 26.2%, a gap of 27.1 points. That is the 244th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 1,084 to 1,087 students (unchanged) and from 52 to 57 full-time teachers (up 10%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside Elementary | Madera | Elementary | KG-08 | 310 |
| Minarets High | O'Neals | High | 09-12 | 265 |
| Spring Valley Elementary | O'Neals | Elementary | KG-08 | 230 |
| North Fork Elementary | North Fork | Elementary | KG-08 | 227 |
| Chawanakee Academy Charter | O'Neals | Combined | KG-12 | 187 |
| Minarets Charter High | O'Neals | High | 09-12 | 165 |
| Mountain Oaks High | North Fork | High | 09-12 | 13 |
| Cedar Continuation High | O'Neals | High | 09-12 | 10 |
| Manzanita Community Day | O'Neals | Combined | 04-12 | 0 |
About Chawanakee Unified
Chawanakee Unified is a small California school district running 9 schools with combined enrollment near 1,407.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Chawanakee Unified is built around 3 elementary, 4 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Chawanakee Unified is about 156, lower than the California average of roughly 578.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Chawanakee Unified has fell 8% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 1,531 students to 1,407. Over that span, Chawanakee Unified added 1 school, going from 7 to 8.
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