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Chico Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending
Chico Unified runs 22 public schools with 12,266 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 20.9 students per teacher is about the same as the California figure of 21.9.
At a glance
- Schools
- 22
- Students
- 12,266
- Teachers (FTE)
- 588
- Students per teacher
- 20.9
- CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1163 East Seventh St., Chico, CA 95928
- Phone
- (530)891-3000
- County
- Alameda County
- Locale
- City: Midsize
- Grades offered
- K to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0608370
- State district ID
- CA-0461424
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,367
- School counselors (FTE)
- 28.0About 438 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 34.0
Students per teacher compared
This district20.9
California21.9
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (11,911), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $195.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $22.5 million
- State revenue
- $94.0 million
- Local revenue
- $78.6 million
- Total spending
- $199.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,710
- Salaries
- $90.1 million45.3% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $159.8 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 11.5%
- State: 48.2%
- Local: 40.3%
California overall
- Federal: 13.4%
- State: 51.6%
- Local: 35.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,710
California$17,799
United States$16,826
Schools in Chico Unified
By level: 5 high, 3 middle, 12 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Academy for ChangeCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 31 | 15.5 |
| Bidwell Junior HighCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,012 | 24.7 |
| Center for Alternative LearningCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 34 | 17.0 |
| Chapman ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 311 | 20.7 |
| Chico HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,804 | 22.6 |
| Chico Junior HighCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 861 | 22.7 |
| Citrus Avenue ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 383 | 20.2 |
| Emma Wilson ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 597 | 20.6 |
| Fair View High (Continuation)CEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 95 | 10.6 |
| Hooker Oak ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 337 | 21.1 |
| Little Chico Creek ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 471 | 22.4 |
| Marigold ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 571 | 21.1 |
| Marsh (Harry M.) Junior HighCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 716 | 19.9 |
| McManus (John A.) ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 397 | 18.0 |
| Neal Dow ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 364 | 17.3 |
| Oak Bridge AcademyCEP school | Other | K to 12 | 188 | 20.9 |
| OakdaleCEP school | Other | K to 12 | 92 | 23.0 |
| Parkview ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 406 | 18.5 |
| Pleasant Valley HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,978 | 22.5 |
| Rosedale ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 563 | 23.5 |
| Shasta ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 621 | 21.4 |
| Sierra View ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 428 | 17.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Alameda County
- Oakland Unified 33,838 students
- Fremont Unified 33,134 students
- Hayward Unified 17,377 students
- Pleasanton Unified 13,338 students
- Livermore Valley Joint Unified 12,968 students
- Dublin Unified 12,808 students
- New Haven Unified 10,069 students
- Castro Valley Unified 9,570 students
- Alameda Unified 9,292 students
- Berkeley Unified 9,162 students
- San Leandro Unified 8,866 students
- San Lorenzo Unified 7,957 students
- Newark Unified 4,666 students
- Albany City Unified 3,694 students
- Piedmont City Unified 2,455 students
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.