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Chawanakee Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves North Fork, and parts of Yosemite Lakes.

North Fork’s School Grade B better than 56% of California school districts

Students
1,407
Schools
8
Spent per student
$18,945
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Debt
$13.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Chawanakee Unified School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 56% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the CA average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $13.7M, about $9,722 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 56% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BNorth Fork 2,999

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for North Fork. Grade by grade →

K–8North Fork ElementaryThis district
9–12Mountain Oaks HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency24%
State average 33.1% · 688 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 46.7% · 684 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 86.2% · 137 in the class

93% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,945 per student · 11% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 46%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 51%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,531’20
1,537’21
1,432’22
1,359’23
1,407’24

Down 8.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 53%Hispanic 28%Two or more races 10%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Asian 2%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

8 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Hillside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Madera
310 students22:1
Spring Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · O'Neals
230 students23:1
North Fork Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · North Fork
227 students19:1
Chawanakee Academy Charter
Other · Grades K–12 · O'Neals
B+
187 students21:1
Minarets High
High · Grades 9–12 · O'Neals
B
265 students16:1
Minarets Charter High
High · Grades 9–12 · O'Neals
B+
165 students24:1
Mountain Oaks High
High · Grades 9–12 · North Fork
13 students4:1
Cedar Continuation High
High · Grades 9–12 · O'neals
10 students10:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.