McManus (John A.) Elementary

McManus (John A.) Elementary, a moderately sized elementary school in Chico, California, operated by Chico Unified, works with 397 students, covering grades K through 5.

Chico Unified comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 12,260 students; McManus (John A.) Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, McManus (John A.) Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 37% White, 12% multiracial, 5% Asian, 3% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Butte County's rate of about 63%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, McManus (John A.) Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.3%; this one delivers 31.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Butte County reports that median household income runs about $67,928, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Butte County's 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,730 students), McManus (John A.) Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bidwell Junior High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McManus (John A.) Elementary has ticked down 7%, going from 427 students in 2018 to 397 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 44% to 37% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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