School district · California

Huntington Beach Union High

Huntington Beach Union High in California: 8 public schools with 13,967 students and 23.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,463 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
13,967
Students per teacher
23.0
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,463
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
606
Counselors (FTE)
11.8
Students per counselor
1,184
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
24.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

Not published: too few students tested.

Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

Not published: too few students tested.

Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.9K15
$11.0K16
$11.8K17
$11.8K18
$12.8K19
$12.5K20
$13.1K21
$14.5K22
$17.0K23
$18.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.4% · $34.2M
State
35% · $127.2M
Local
55% · $201.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,924
Support services
$7,120
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$32.8M
Long-term debt
$273.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

High schools: 8
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Coast HighAlternativeFree meals for all
9–1215917.7
Edison HighFree meals for all
9–122,04921.7
Fountain Valley HighFree meals for all
9–123,17127.3
Huntington Beach HighFree meals for all
9–122,64523.4
Marina HighFree meals for all
9–121,99722.4
Ocean View HighFree meals for all
9–121,15418.9
Valley Vista HighAlternativeFree meals for all
9–1226318.8
Westminster HighFree meals for all
9–122,52923.2

Sources

Address
5832 Bolsa Ave., Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Phone
(714)903-7000
Website