Paradise Charter Middle

Paradise Charter Middle is a tiny middle school in Paradise, California, one of the schools within Paradise Charter Middle District. The school works with 143 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Paradise Charter Middle sits 78% smaller than that benchmark.

Operationally, Paradise Charter Middle answers to Paradise Charter Middle District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Paradise Charter Middle lists that White students make up the majority at 80%. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Butte County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Paradise Charter Middle reports 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 51% of students at Paradise Charter Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Butte County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Butte County put the typical household earns roughly $67,928 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Butte County runs 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,730 students), of which Paradise Charter Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Paradise Ridge Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a countryside site. As a public charter, Paradise Charter Middle runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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