Total enrollment
15,171
+128 (+1%) vs SY 2017-18
34 schools in Chico
California · Public K-12
Inside Chico (California), 34 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 15,171 students, averaging 446 per campus.
7-year change in Chico
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
32
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
53%
was 60%
% Hispanic
28%
was 24%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
4%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
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 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 15,043 students in SY 2017-18 versus 15,171 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Chico gained 1 school, going from 31 to 32. Demographically, the White share of enrollment contracted from 60% to 53%.
On this page, the community for Chico discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.