Chico High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Chico, California. It currently has 2,083 students. Founded in 1902, it predominately serves as the senior school for graduates of Chico Junior High School. In 1996, Chico High School became a California Distinguished School recognized by the California Department of Education. Then 1998 and 1999 witnessed it earning the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence followed in 2001 with the National Service-Learning Leader School and 2002–2005 National Smaller Learning Communities School award. In 2008, for the first time, Chico High ended off-campus lunch privileges for freshman students.