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Chico High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
901 Esplanade
Chico, CA 95926
Phone
(530) 891-3026
District
Chico Unified
County
BUTTE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1905
Classroom Teachers
87

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

8

(10 is best)

Better than 76.9% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Chico High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
53%
41%
71%
55%
35%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22
21
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 460 24.1%
Grade 10 507 26.6%
Grade 11 501 26.3%
Grade 12 437 22.9%
Total 1905 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 57.4% 57.8% 23.2%
Black 2.5% 2.4% 5.1%
Hispanic 32.7% 32.0% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.3% 6.1% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.1% 1.7% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.2% 56.4% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 41.3% 45.3% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.9% 11.2% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 120,180 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 367.6 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.5% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.5% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 41.8% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.0% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 15.2% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 48,372 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.2% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.1% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.7% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.8% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.0% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.5% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.8% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.2% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 11.1% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,569 $103,587,000 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,159 $14,008,000 7.0%
Staff $580 $7,011,000 3.5%
General Administration $205 $2,484,000 1.2%
School Administration $791 $9,557,000 4.8%
Operation $1,239 $14,978,000 7.5%
Transportation $192 $2,323,000 1.2%
Other $639 $7,727,000 3.9%
Total Support $4,805 $58,088,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,091 $37,359,000 18.8%
Total Expenditures $16,465 $199,034,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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