Total enrollment
15,171
+289 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
34 schools in Chico
California · Public K-12
Inside Chico (California), 34 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 15,171 students, averaging 446 per school.
4-year change in Chico
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
32
+2 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
102,188
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
15,171
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
34
public K-12
About Chico
Chico is a high-population California city in terms of public-school footprint, with 34 schools and 15,171 students total.
In terms of grade levels, the city is made up of 19 elementary, 3 middle, 8 high, and 4 other.
Average school size in Chico is around 446 students, 23% below the California average of about 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 14,882 students in SY 2020-21 versus 15,171 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Chico gained 2 schools, going from 30 to 32.
On this page, the community for Chico discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.