Harry P B Carden

In Marysville, California, Harry P B Carden is a very small school serving multiple grade levels. The school has 22 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 12. Combined schools in California average about 602 students, which makes this school 96% below average.

Harry P B Carden is part of a district of 4 schools: Yuba County Office of Education, with 466 students.

Of every 100 students at Harry P B Carden, about 50 are Hispanic, the largest group. Other students are 45% White and 5% Asian. That is higher than the 31% Hispanic share among all Yuba County residents.

Harry P B Carden has 2.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.7:1. The school's 10.7:1 compares with an average of 18.6:1 for combined schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 86%. That is higher than the 68% average for public schools in Yuba County.

In the surrounding county, Yuba County, the median household earns about $76,373 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Harry P B Carden, Yuba County has 41 public schools.

Harry P B Carden's nearest public school is Yuba County Special Education (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Harry P B Carden.

The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).

The 2017-18-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 31% decline, from 32 to 22. White students made up 22% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 45% in 2024-25.

The allk12 page for Harry P B Carden lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.