Pleasant Valley High

Pleasant Valley High operates as a big 9-12 campus in Chico, California, operated by Chico Unified. Current enrollment sits at 1,978 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 136% above the state mean of about 838.

Pleasant Valley High is one of 22 schools operated by Chico Unified, a district that hosts 12,260 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Pleasant Valley High lists that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 21% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Butte County's rate of about 63%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pleasant Valley High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.9%, the actual is 54.0%, a residual of +2.1 points.

In the surrounding community, Butte County reports that median household earnings sit near $67,928, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Butte County runs 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,730 students), of which Pleasant Valley High is one.

The closest other public school is Marigold Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pleasant Valley High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pleasant Valley High at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 45.0%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pleasant Valley High has stayed largely flat, going from 1,966 students in 2018 to 1,978 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 63% to 59%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 in 2025.

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