Duane E. Furman Independent Study
Madera · CA · Madera Unified · Public · K-12 combined
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Pioneer Technical Center → Gould Educational Center → Mountain Vista High → Design Science Middle College High → Madera County Independent Academy → Enterprise Secondary → Fresno County Special Education → Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools
- 4-yr grad rate: 72% in 2019 (Bottom 16% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Duane E. Furman Independent Study compares for families
What families should know about Duane E. Furman Independent Study.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Pioneer Technical Center, Gould Educational Center, Mountain Vista High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 16% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -10.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 348 students:
≈ 151 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $18,470 per student in district revenue, the 151 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $2,788,970/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Technical Center Madera |
Public · charter | 2.1 | 201 | -21.2% |
| Gould Educational Center Madera |
Public | 1.1 | 154 | +4.1% |
| Mountain Vista High Madera |
Public | 2.9 | 162 | +2.5% |
| Design Science Middle College High Fresno |
Public | 19.1 | 243 | -6.9% |
| Madera County Independent Academy Madera |
Public · charter | 2.0 | — | — |
| Enterprise Secondary Madera |
Public | 2.1 | — | — |
| Fresno County Special Education Fresno |
Public | 20.8 | 249 | +0.4% |
| Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter Fresno |
Public · charter | 20.7 | 261 | +2.8% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantDuane E. Furman Independent Study is a public high school in Madera, CA, enrolling 348 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is down 24% from 2021 to 2024.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 72% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 348 students per school counselor.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is Duane E. Furman Independent Study's graduation rate? Duane E. Furman Independent Study's federal four-year graduation rate was about 72% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Duane E. Furman Independent Study? Duane E. Furman Independent Study is a public high school in Madera, CA, enrolling 348 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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