Selma High

Selma High, a big 9-12 campus in Selma, California, run under Selma Unified, works with 1,721 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 105% larger than the state mean of about 838.

Selma High is one of 12 schools operated by Selma Unified, a district that hosts 5,911 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Selma High lists that 92% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 4% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Fresno County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Selma High records 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Fresno County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Selma High ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 25.8%; Selma High posts 43.3%, +17.5 points above that line.

In the area at large, census data for Fresno County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,201 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Fresno County's 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), Selma High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Andrew Jackson Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Selma High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Selma High at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 33.4%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 1,780 students in 2018 compared to 1,721 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 today.

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