Yuba City Independence Academy

Located at 984 B St., in Yuba City, California, Yuba City Independence Academy is a rural-scale all-grades campus that hosts 102 students (grades K through 12), overseen by Yuba City Unified. That puts it 83% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 602 students.

Within Yuba City Unified, which oversees 17 schools and 11,388 students, Yuba City Independence Academy is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Yuba City Independence Academy logs that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 36% White, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Yuba City Independence Academy has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 75% of students at Yuba City Independence Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Sutter County's rate of about 60%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Sutter County indicate the typical household earns roughly $79,704 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Sutter County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,784 students), of which Yuba City Independence Academy is one.

Yuba City High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Yuba City Independence Academy has grew 10%, going from 93 students in 2018 to 102 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 42% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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