Garfield Center

Garfield Center, a tiny unified-grade school in Clovis, California, overseen by Clovis Unified, serves 14 students, covering grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 98% smaller than the state mean of about 602.

Clovis Unified runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 43,611 students. Garfield Center is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Garfield Center records that 36% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 29% White, 14% Asian, 14% multiracial, 7% Native American. By comparison, Fresno County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably less Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Garfield Center lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Garfield Center tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 50% of students at Garfield Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Fresno County (around 75%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Fresno County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Garfield Center is one of 368 public schools in Fresno County (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students).

Garfield Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Garfield Center operates from an outer-ring location.

On the community side, members of the Garfield Center community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.