School district · California

Whittier Union High

Whittier Union High in California: 7 public schools with 9,798 students and 22.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $23,407 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
9,798
Students per teacher
22.2
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$23,407
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)
442
Counselors (FTE)
34.0
Students per counselor
288
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
13.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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
$10.9K15
$12.2K16
$12.9K17
$13.6K18
$15.9K19
$15.4K20
$15.9K21
$18.7K22
$21.3K23
$23.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.2% · $15.5M
State
61% · $182.4M
Local
34% · $99.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$13,371
Support services
$8,804
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$21.3M
Long-term debt
$145.4M

Schools

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

High schools: 7
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
California HighFree meals for all
9–122,26122.1
Frontier High (Continuation)AlternativeFree meals for all
9–1236413.2
La Serna HighFree meals for all
9–122,37225.9
Pioneer HighFree meals for all
9–121,00018.8
Santa Fe HighFree meals for all
9–121,86524.2
9–1228422.0
Whittier HighFree meals for all
9–121,65221.4

Sources

Address
9401 South Painter Ave., Whittier, CA 90605
Phone
(562)698-8121
Website