📍 2376 N. Ave., Chico, Butte County, 95926
Bidwell Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chico, Butte County. The school has 990 pupils enrolled. The Principal is David Mckay. It is part of the Chico Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
Bidwell Junior High enrolls 990 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 8.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 583 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 237 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 81 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 57 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
568 of the school's 990 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bidwell Junior High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Bidwell Junior High is one of 22 schools in Chico Unified, based in Chico, California. The district serves 12,266 students district-wide and employs 563 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 990 students, Bidwell Junior High is larger than the district average of about 558 students per school.
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