Chico Unified
A public school district in Chico, California, with 22 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 12,266
- Students enrolled
- 588.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,367.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,422
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 12,266 in 2024–25
- Ranks 698th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 120th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 96% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,422 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 55% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Chico Unified spent $16,422 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,525 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $16,422 | $198.5 million | 12,088 |
| FY2022 | $15,280 | $183.3 million | 11,996 |
| FY2021 | $13,999 | $166.7 million | 11,911 |
| FY2020 | $12,801 | $158.2 million | 12,362 |
| FY2019 | $13,350 | $163.4 million | 12,242 |
| FY2018 | $10,215 | $145.3 million | 14,228 |
| FY2017 | $10,157 | $141.9 million | 13,975 |
| FY2016 | $9,462 | $131.0 million | 13,849 |
| FY2015 | $8,784 | $120.7 million | 13,739 |
| FY2014 | $8,366 | $115.6 million | 13,817 |
| FY2013 | $8,031 | $111.4 million | 13,875 |
| FY2012 | $8,191 | $111.8 million | 13,646 |
| FY2011 | $8,028 | $104.8 million | 13,060 |
| FY2010 | $7,985 | $103.7 million | 12,985 |
| FY2009 | $7,996 | $107.7 million | 13,468 |
| FY2008 | $8,376 | $113.0 million | 13,486 |
| FY2007 | $8,317 | $112.6 million | 13,540 |
| FY2006 | $7,696 | $104.2 million | 13,533 |
| FY2005 | $7,525 | $101.6 million | 13,497 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $25.2 million | 10.2% |
| State | $130.2 million | 52.5% |
| Local | $92.4 million | 37.3% |
| Total | $247.8 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
22 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0608370
Elsewhere
- Public schools in California — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in California — A to Z, each with its page.
- California on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved