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Paradise, California - 1 schools
At $9,497 per pupil, Paradise Charter Middle District ranks #1832 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
143
Total Enrollment
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$9,497
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Paradise Charter Middle District operates 1 public schools serving 143 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Butte County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,497 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 31.8% local, 65.8% state, and 2.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 30.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.7% White, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Paradise Charter Middle, enrolling 143 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Paradise Charter Middle accounts for 100.0% of all Paradise Charter Middle District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Paradise Charter Middle District a distant remainder — means Paradise Charter Middle District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Paradise Charter Middle District chronic absenteeism rate is 30.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Paradise Charter Middle District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Paradise Charter Middle District?
Paradise Charter Middle District has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 143 students.
How much does Paradise Charter Middle District spend per student?
Paradise Charter Middle District spends $9,497 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Paradise Charter Middle District?
Paradise Charter Middle District students are 79.7% White, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.