Madera Unified Adult Transition Program

Madera Unified Adult Transition Program is a small high school in Madera, California, (ZIP code 93637). It covers grade 12, with a total enrollment of 15 students. Statewide, high schools in California average about 838 students each.

Madera Unified Adult Transition Program is one of 28 schools in Madera Unified, which enrolls 19,922 students in total.

The large majority of students at Madera Unified Adult Transition Program, 93%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 7% White. Among all residents of Madera County, the Hispanic share is about 61%.

Staffing totals 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 7.5:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 60%. That is 21 points below the 81% average for public schools in Madera County.

Madera County has about 160,940 residents, and median household income is about $76,627, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 81 public schools in Madera County, with a combined enrollment of about 32,251.

The closest public school, Duane E. Furman Independent Study, is less than a tenth of a mile from Madera Unified Adult Transition Program. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Small.

Federal counts put enrollment at 23 in 2020-21 and 15 in 2024-25, a 35% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (7.5:1) than in 2020-21 (11.5:1).

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