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ABC Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

ABC Unified runs 31 public schools with 17,612 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 22.6 students per teacher is about the same as the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
31
Students
17,612
Teachers (FTE)
779
Students per teacher
22.6
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
16700 Norwalk Blvd., Cerritos, CA 90703
Phone
(562)926-5566
County
Los Angeles County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0601620
State district ID
CA-1964212
Total staff (FTE)
1,612
School counselors (FTE)
31.0About 568 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
56.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district22.6
California21.9
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (19,540), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$298.9 million
Federal revenue
$24.0 million
State revenue
$208.7 million
Local revenue
$66.2 million
Total spending
$288.6 million
Spending per pupil
$14,771
Salaries
$148.8 million51.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$77.9 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 8.0%
  • State: 69.8%
  • Local: 22.2%

California overall

  • Federal: 13.4%
  • State: 51.6%
  • Local: 35.0%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$14,771
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in ABC Unified

By level: 6 high, 5 middle, 20 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
ABC Secondary (Alternative)High7 to 12174.2
ABC Virtual AcademyElementaryK to 80
Aloha ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 630220.1
Artesia HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,38418.5
Bragg ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 660225.1
Burbank (Luther) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 642126.3
Carmenita MiddleCEP schoolMiddle7 to 863925.6
Carver (Charles J.) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 644423.4
Cerritos ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 661229.1
Cerritos HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,99624.0
Elliott (William F) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 642525.0
Fedde (Pharis F.) MiddleCEP schoolMiddle7 to 829115.3
Furgeson (Venn W.) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 629718.6
Gahr (Richard) HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,63122.7
Gonsalves (Joe A.) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 651623.5
Haskell (Pliny Fisk) MiddleCEP schoolMiddle7 to 840321.2
Hawaiian ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 629818.6
Juarez (Benito) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 629518.4
Kennedy (John F.) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 639822.1
Leal (Frank C.) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 677426.7
Melbourne (Ella P.) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 633822.5
Niemes (John H.) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 663123.4
Nixon (Patricia) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 668126.2
Palms ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 646324.4
Ross (Faye) MiddleCEP schoolMiddle7 to 852823.0
Stowers(Cecil B.) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 654726.0
Tetzlaff (Martin B.) MiddleCEP schoolMiddle7 to 854223.6
Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation)CEP schoolHigh9 to 1216410.9
Whitney (Gretchen) HighCEP schoolHigh7 to 121,02426.3
Willow ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 634620.4
Wittmann (Helen) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 656128.1

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.