Paradise Senior High

Located at 5911 Maxwell Dr., in Paradise, California, Paradise Senior High is a tight-knit senior high that serves 495 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Paradise Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 41% smaller than the state mean of about 838.

Within Paradise Unified, which oversees 7 schools and 1,733 students, Paradise Senior High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Paradise Senior High reports that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Paradise Senior High shows 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 50% of students at Paradise Senior High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Butte County's rate of about 63%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Paradise Senior High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 49.8%; this one comes in at 25.0%, -24.8 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Butte County indicate median household earnings sit near $67,928, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Butte County's 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,730 students), Paradise Senior High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Paradise eLearning Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Paradise Senior High's enrollment has fell 50% since 2018, when it stood at 995 (now 495). Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.