Yosemite Falls Education Center

Yosemite Falls Education Center operates as a rural-scale all-grades campus in Oakhurst, California, operated by Yosemite Unified. Current enrollment sits at 25 students spanning grades K through 12. That puts it 96% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 602 students.

Within Yosemite Unified, which oversees 7 schools and 1,387 students, Yosemite Falls Education Center is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Yosemite Falls Education Center logs that 72% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 28% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 38% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Yosemite Falls Education Center shows 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Madera County (around 81%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Madera County put the typical household earns roughly $76,627 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Madera County runs 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,251 students), of which Yosemite Falls Education Center is one.

The closest other public school is Yosemite High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Yosemite Falls Education Center has ticked down 70%, going from 84 students in 2018 to 25 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 10% to 28%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

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