Whittier Union High School District is a

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serving most of the city of Whittier, the unincorporated communities of

East Whittier Whittier () is a city in Southern California in Los Angeles County, part of the Gateway Cities. The city had 87,306 residents as of the 2020 United States census, an increase of 1,975 from the 2010 census figure. Whittier was incorporated in ...

, South Whittier, West Whittier-Los Nietos and Rose Hills, and parts of Norwalk,

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and

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. The

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was formed in 1900 and is currently composed of five comprehensive

s, two

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s, 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.

Schools

High schools

Whittier High School Whittier High School (WHS) is a high school located in Whittier, California. It belongs to the Whittier Union High School District. It is the alma mater of President Richard Nixon (class of 1930) and John Lasseter (class of 1975), founder of Pixa ...

, 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

La Serna High School La Serna High School (abbreviated LSHS) is a public high school in Whittier, California that was founded in 1961 and is part of the Whittier Union High School District. The school has been honored five times as a California Distinguished School mo ...

, founded in 1961 and located in Whittier (friendly hills)

Alternative Education

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

Closed schools

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

Feeder districts

East Whittier City School District East Whittier City School District is a school district based in Whittier, California, United States. EWCSD serves a large portion of the city of Whittier, and operates Elementary and Middle schools. The city's secondary schools are encompassed ...

in East Whittier *

Little Lake City School District The Little Lake City School District is a small K-8 public school district in Los Angeles County, California. , LLCSD serves about 4,900 students. The school district serves portions of Santa Fe Springs, Downey, and Norwalk. Students continue ...

in Santa Fe Springs *

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in Los Nietos *

South Whittier School District South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

in South Whittier *

Whittier City School District The Whittier City School District (also known as Whittier City Elementary School District and WCSD) is a school district in Whittier, California. The Whittier City School District contains nine elementary schools and two middle school A midd ...

in Whittier

References

External links

* {{Education in Los Angeles County, California School districts in Los Angeles County, California School districts established in 1900 Whittier, California 1900 establishments in California