📍 2580 W. Tahoe Ave., Caruthers, Fresno County, 93609
Caruthers High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Caruthers, Fresno County. The school has 697 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Barry Watts. It is part of the Caruthers Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
Caruthers High enrolls 697 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% White and 2.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 627 | 90% |
| White | 47 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 17 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
625 of the school's 697 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Caruthers High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Caruthers High is one of 3 schools in Caruthers Unified, based in Caruthers, California. The district serves 1,689 students district-wide and employs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 697 students, Caruthers High is larger than the district average of about 563 students per school.