Antelope Valley Union High
A public school district in Lancaster, California, with 13 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 21,231
- Students enrolled
- 887.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,027.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,960
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 21,231 in 2024–25
- Ranks 351st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 52nd of 1,976 in California. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,960 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 52% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Antelope Valley Union High spent $15,960 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,949 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $15,960 | $351.7 million | 22,035 |
| FY2022 | $15,679 | $350.2 million | 22,335 |
| FY2021 | $13,452 | $295.8 million | 21,991 |
| FY2020 | $13,747 | $299.1 million | 21,756 |
| FY2019 | $13,693 | $296.4 million | 21,642 |
| FY2018 | $13,553 | $308.0 million | 22,726 |
| FY2017 | $12,151 | $290.5 million | 23,905 |
| FY2016 | $11,357 | $274.0 million | 24,127 |
| FY2015 | $10,121 | $249.2 million | 24,619 |
| FY2014 | $9,547 | $233.6 million | 24,468 |
| FY2013 | $9,042 | $224.4 million | 24,816 |
| FY2012 | $8,509 | $217.4 million | 25,543 |
| FY2011 | $8,254 | $215.3 million | 26,084 |
| FY2010 | $8,128 | $213.4 million | 26,255 |
| FY2009 | $7,667 | $200.6 million | 26,159 |
| FY2008 | $8,017 | $212.1 million | 26,453 |
| FY2007 | $7,574 | $199.5 million | 26,341 |
| FY2006 | $7,130 | $180.5 million | 25,312 |
| FY2005 | $6,949 | $166.1 million | 23,900 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $53.4 million | 11.1% |
| State | $322.8 million | 67.2% |
| Local | $104.2 million | 21.7% |
| Total | $480.4 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
13 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Academies of the Antelope Valley | 677 |
| Antelope Valley High | 1,498 |
| Desert Winds Continuation High | 605 |
| Eastside High | 2,631 |
| Highland High | 2,706 |
| Lancaster High | 2,688 |
| Littlerock High | 1,507 |
| Palmdale High | 2,208 |
| Phoenix High Community Day | 19 |
| Quartz Hill High | 3,175 |
| R. Rex Parris High | 469 |
| SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | 670 |
| William J. (Pete) Knight High | 2,349 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0602820
Elsewhere
- Public schools in California — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in California — A to Z, each with its page.
- California on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved