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Whittier City

A public school district in Whittier, California, with 13 operational schools in 2024–25.

The district in 2024–25

5,291
Students enrolled
236.9
Teachers, full-time equivalent
Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
593.8
All staff, full-time equivalent
$18,539
Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.

How this compares

Students enrolled: 5,291 in 2024–⁠25
Ranks 1,815th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 260th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 89% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
Current spending per pupil: $18,539 in fiscal year 2023
More than 67% 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

Whittier City spent $20,026 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,618 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.

Source: NCES

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The figures

Whittier City spent $20,026 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,618 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.
Fiscal yearSpending per pupilCurrent expenditureMembership
FY2024$20,026$107.5 million5,366
FY2023$18,539$101.9 million5,495
FY2022$15,897$88.5 million5,565
FY2021$13,985$81.6 million5,836
FY2020$12,151$73.2 million6,022
FY2019$12,453$75.6 million6,072
FY2018$12,292$75.0 million6,104
FY2017$11,795$71.7 million6,075
FY2016$10,719$65.3 million6,091
FY2015$9,478$58.0 million6,124
FY2014$9,111$56.3 million6,183
FY2013$8,992$52.6 million5,849
FY2012$8,226$52.8 million6,416
FY2011$7,713$50.4 million6,539
FY2010$7,890$52.0 million6,592
FY2009$8,366$55.5 million6,640
FY2008$9,008$60.7 million6,735
FY2007$8,289$56.7 million6,840
FY2006$8,106$57.0 million7,029
FY2005$7,618$54.5 million7,160

Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023

Revenue to Whittier City by source, fiscal year 2023, as the district reported it to NCES
SourceRevenueShare of total
Federal$17.1 million13.0%
State$86.3 million65.3%
Local$28.8 million21.8%
Total$132.2 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

Schools in Whittier City
SchoolStudents
Christian Sorensen Science Academy446
Daniel Phelan Language Academy507
Early Childhood Education Center
Katherine Edwards Mid School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy894
Longfellow Elementary499
Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts374
Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy338
Mill School and Technology Academy341
Orange Grove Elementary324
Wallen L. Andrews542
Walter F. Dexter Middle610
West Whittier Elementary346
Whittier Independent Study67

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 8
NCES district ID
0642450

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Sources

Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

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