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ExploreCentral Unified

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 0607970

Central Unified

Fresno, CA

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

15,962

-0.5%YoY

Graduation Rate

78.0%

-9.5%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$11,604

-35.4%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

23.1:1

+5.0%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

0.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

18.0%

+10.4%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

22.6%

+59.2%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-1.8%

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