Selma Independent

Among the schools in Selma, California, is Selma Independent, a very small high school. There are 72 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 12. The school is 91% below the average for high schools in California.

Selma Unified, which runs Selma Independent, has 12 schools and 5,911 students.

A large majority of enrollment at Selma Independent is Hispanic, at 86%. The rest of enrollment is 10% White. Among all residents of Fresno County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. The diversity index for Selma Independent is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

There are about 17.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Selma Independent, which has 4.1. The average ratio among high schools in California is similar, at 18.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Selma Independent is about 93%. That is higher than the 75% average for public schools in Fresno County.

Census data for Fresno County show median household income comes to about $74,201, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county has 368 public schools and about 206,072 students.

Of the public schools around it, Selma Independent is closest to Heartland High (Continuation), less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Selma Independent falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.

Enrollment records show 141 in 2020-21 and 72 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 17.8:1, from 28.2:1.

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