Whittier Union High School District

School district in California

Whittier Union High School District

Address

9401 South Painter Avenue

Whittier

, California, 90605
United States
District information
Type| Public
Grades| 9–12[1]
NCES District ID| 0642480 [1]
Students and staff
Students| 11,253 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers| 439.42 (FTE)[1]
Staff| 710.54 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio| 25.61:1[1]
Other information
Website| www.wuhsd.org

Whittier Union High School District is a California high school district in Los Angeles County, California,[2] headquartered in Whittier. The union high school district was formed in 1900 and is currently composed of five comprehensive high schools, two alternative high schools, and an adult education center. Combined, these schools serve over 13,000 students. The school district is overseen by its current Superintendent, Dr. Monica Oviedo. The Board of Trustees is composed of five members, elected by trustee areas. The elections are currently held on a Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years.

The district includes all of Rose Hills and West Whittier-Los Nietos, most of Whittier and South Whittier, and parts of the following: City of Industry, Downey, East Whittier, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, Norwalk, Pico Rivera, and Santa Fe Springs.[3]

## Schools[edit]

### High schools[edit]

* Whittier High School, founded in 1900 and located in Whittier (uptown)
* Pioneer High School, founded in 1959 and located in West Whittier
* California High School, founded in 1953 and located in South Whittier
* Santa Fe High School, founded in 1955 and located in Santa Fe Springs
* La Serna High School, founded in 1961 and located in Whittier (friendly hills)

### Alternative Education[edit]

* Frontier High School
* Sierra Vista High School
* Whittier Adult School

### Closed schools[edit]

* Monte Vista High School closed 1979
* Sierra High School closed 1979

## Feeder districts[edit]

* East Whittier City School District in East Whittier
* Little Lake City School District in Santa Fe Springs
* Los Nietos School District in Los Nietos
* South Whittier School District in South Whittier
* Whittier City School District in Whittier

## See also[edit]

* List of school districts in California
* List of high schools in Los Angeles County, California

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Whittier Union High". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
2. ^ "SchoolSite Locator".
3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Los Angeles County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 10-11 (PDF pp. 11-12/19). Retrieved 2023-11-24.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Whittier, California

Schools|

* Whittier City School District
* East Whittier City School District
* Whittier Union High School District
* Whittier High School
* Fullerton Joint Union High School District
* Lowell High School (closed in 1980)

Colleges and universities|

* Whittier College
* Southern California University of Health Sciences

Landmarks|

* Jonathan Bailey House
* The Quad at Whittier
* Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
* Whittwood Town Center
* Fred C. Nelles Youth Correctional Facility (closed)

Media|

* Whittier Daily News

History|

* 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake

Culture|

* Whittier Conservancy

This list is incomplete.

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Norwalk, California

Schools|

* Norwalk–La Mirada Unified School District
* John Glenn High School
* Norwalk High School
* Excelsior High School (closed)
* ABC Unified School District
* Little Lake City School District
* Whittier Union High School District

Other education|

* Cerritos College
* County of Los Angeles Public Library

Landmarks|

* Metropolitan State Hospital

Transportation|

* Norwalk Transit
* Norwalk Los Angeles Metro station
* Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Metrolink station

This list is incomplete.

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Education in Los Angeles County, California

School
districts|

| K-12 (Unified)|

* ABC
* Acton-Agua Dulce
* Alhambra
* Arcadia
* Azusa
* Baldwin Park
* Bassett
* Bellflower
* Beverly Hills
* Bonita
* Burbank
* Charter Oak
* Claremont
* Compton
* Covina-Valley
* Culver City
* Downey
* Duarte
* El Rancho
* El Segundo
* Glendale
* Glendora
* Hacienda La Puente
* Inglewood
* La Cañada
* Las Virgenes
* Long Beach
* Los Angeles
* Lynwood
* Manhattan Beach
* Monrovia
* Montebello
* Norwalk–La Mirada
* Palos Verdes Peninsula
* Paramount
* Pasadena
* Pomona
* Rowland
* San Gabriel
* San Marino
* Santa Monica–Malibu
* Snowline
* South Pasadena
* Temple City
* Torrance
* Walnut Valley
* West Covina
* Wiseburn

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High|

* Antelope Valley
* Centinela Valley
* Chaffey Joint
* El Monte
* Fullerton
* William S. Hart
* Whittier

| Former|

* Los Angeles City
* South Bay

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Elementary|

* Castaic
* East Whittier City
* Eastside
* El Monte City
* Garvey
* Gorman
* Hawthorne
* Hermosa Beach City
* Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes
* Keppel
* Lancaster
* Lawndale
* Lennox
* Little Lake City
* Los Nietos
* Lowell
* Mountain View
* Mount Baldy
* Newhall
* Palmdale
* Rosemead
* Saugus
* South Whittier
* Sulphur Springs
* Valle Lindo
* Westside
* Whittier City
* Wilsona

| Former|

* Los Angeles City

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Tertiary|

* Colleges and universities in Los Angeles County

Libraries|

* Los Angeles Public Library
* LA County Library
* Long Beach Public Library
* Beverly Hills Public Library

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