Chico Times

Paradise Unified School District's schools enrolled 1,579 students in the 2022-23 school year, 5.7% more than the previous year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53.1% of them were boys, and 46.6% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, making up 74.9% of the Paradise Unified School District's total enrollment.

Paradise Unified School District covers eight schools within Butte County with its main office in Paradise.

Among the eight schools in Paradise Unified School District, Paradise Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of 476 students in the 2022-23 school year.

In the last decade, enrollment in California elementary and secondary schools rose by at least 5%, while high school enrollment dropped 5%.

However, overall enrollment in California public schools is sliding, and the Public Policy Institute of California expects it to drop another 8% by the 2031-32 school year.

School	Total Enrollment
Paradise Senior High School	476
Paradise Ridge Elementary School	381
Cedarwood Elementary School	236
Pine Ridge	191
Paradise Junior High School	164
Paradise eLearning Academy	68
Ridgeview High (Continuation)	57
Paradise Unified Special Education	6