Paradise Unified School District’s schools enrolled 1,657 students in the 2023-24 school year, 4.9% more than the previous year, according to the California Department of Education.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 52.5% of them were boys, and 47.1% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, making up 71.4% of the Paradise Unified School District’s total enrollment.
Paradise Unified School District covers seven schools within Butte County with its main office in Paradise.
Among the seven schools in Paradise Unified School District, Paradise Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of 506 students in the 2023-24 school year.
Although chronic absenteeism in California decreased in 2023, it remains double the pre-pandemic rate. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, chronic absenteeism in the state public schools reached 25% in 2023, up from 12% in 2019.
| School | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Paradise Senior High School | 506 |
| Paradise Ridge Elementary School | 446 |
| Cedarwood Elementary School | 248 |
| Pine Ridge | 183 |
| Paradise Junior High School | 175 |
| Ridgeview High (Continuation) | 53 |
| Paradise eLearning Academy | 46 |
