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Whittier Union High, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Whittier Union High runs 7 public schools with 9,846 students in grades 9 to 12. Its ratio of 22.3 students per teacher is about the same as the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
7
Students
9,846
Teachers (FTE)
441
Students per teacher
22.3
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
9401 South Painter Ave., Whittier, CA 90605
County
Los Angeles County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
9 to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0642480
State district ID
CA-1965128
Total staff (FTE)
1,220
School counselors (FTE)
34.0About 290 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
23.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district22.3
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 (11,253), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$243.8 million
Federal revenue
$29.9 million
State revenue
$141.7 million
Local revenue
$72.3 million
Total spending
$212.1 million
Spending per pupil
$18,852
Salaries
$101.1 million47.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$157.4 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 12.2%
  • State: 58.1%
  • Local: 29.6%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,852
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Whittier Union High

By level: 7 high. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
California HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,26122.2
Frontier High (Continuation)CEP schoolHigh9 to 1236413.5
La Serna HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,37226.1
Pioneer HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,00018.9
Santa Fe HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,86524.2
Sierra Vista High (Alternative)High9 to 1228423.7
Whittier HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,65221.5

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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.