Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District

Situated at 335 West Sacramento Ave. in Chico, California, the Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District operates as an open, independent charter district set within a midsize city environment. Managing a single operational school, the district serves high school students in grades 9 through 12 across the local metropolitan area. Based on the 2024–2025 NCES dataset, the district maintains a total enrollment of 332 students, consisting of 76 ninth graders, 78 tenth graders, 93 eleventh graders, and 85 twelfth graders. The student body is comprised of 167 female students, 130 male students, and 35 students with unspecified gender identification, featuring a racial composition of 200 White, 55 Hispanic, 30 multiracial, 7 Asian, 4 Black, and 1 American Indian student, with 35 students unspecified.

To support its academic and extracurricular programming, the district employs a total staff of approximately 80.82 full-time equivalent (FTE) personnel. This staffing context includes 44.62 FTE teachers and 3.5 FTE instructional aides working directly with students, alongside 32.7 FTE support staff members providing essential administrative and operational assistance. Functioning as its own local educational agency for federal programs, the district provides dedicated governance tailored specifically to secondary education. Families, prospective students, and educational researchers seeking further details can explore district resources online at http://www.inspirechico.org or contact the administrative office directly at (530) 891-3090.