Chester Junior/Senior High

Chester Junior/Senior High is a very small high school in Chester, California, run under Plumas Unified. The school hosts 124 students in grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 85% leaner than typical.

Within Plumas Unified, which oversees 9 schools and 1,685 students, Chester Junior/Senior High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Chester Junior/Senior High reports that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment; the rest looks like 13% Hispanic, 13% multiracial. By comparison, Plumas County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Chester Junior/Senior High shows 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Plumas County's rate of about 54%.

With demographic context factored in, Chester Junior/Senior High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 57.4%; this one comes in at 29.7%, -27.7 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Plumas County put the typical household earns roughly $66,031 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Plumas County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,049 students), Chester Junior/Senior High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Chester Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. On composite proficiency, Chester Junior/Senior High comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 27.8%.

Chester Junior/Senior High operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Chester Junior/Senior High's enrollment has ticked down 28% since 2018, when it stood at 173 (now 124). Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.