The William S. Hart Union High School District (commonly referred to simply as the Hart District) is a school district in the

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. It serves all of the valley's high school students (grades 9–12) and most of its junior high school students (grades 7–8). As of 2019–20, the total number of enrolled students (in 16 schools) was 23,019. The district's superintendent is Mike Kuhlman. The district is named after

William S. Hart William Surrey Hart (December 6, 1864 – June 23, 1946) was an American silent film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He is remembered as a foremost Western star of the silent era who "imbued all of his characters with honor and integ ...

, one of the first western film stars, who lived in Newhall and was a local benefactor. The region served by the Hart District is also served by the Sulphur Springs, Saugus, Castaic, and Newhall elementary school districts.

High schools

Academy of the Canyons Academy of the Canyons (AOC) is a public middle college high school in Santa Clarita, California, United States. The school, which enrolls students from 9th to 12th grade, is part of the William S. Hart High School District. It is located on th ...

(a middle college high school in partnership with

College of the Canyons College of the Canyons (COC) is a public community college in Santa Clarita, California. It comprises the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and has campus loc ...

) *Bowman High School *Learning Post High School * Canyon High School *

Castaic High School Castaic High School (CHS) is a high school in the unincorporated community of Castaic, California, in the Santa Clarita Valley. It is part of the William S. Hart Union High School District. The school officially opened in August 2019. History On ...

* Golden Valley High School *

William S. Hart High School William S. Hart High School is a four-year public high school in the neighborhood of Newhall in the city of Santa Clarita, California, United States. Founded in 1945, it is the oldest high school in the Santa Clarita Valley. Named for local cowbo ...

* Saugus High School * Valencia High School *

West Ranch High School West Ranch High School is a public high school in the William S. Hart Union High School District located in Stevenson Ranch, California. The school mascot is the Wildcat, and navy blue and gold are the school's official colors. ''The Paw Print'' i ...

*SCVi Charter School

Junior high schools

Student demographics

As of the 2021-22 school year, 23,019 students were enrolled in Hart District schools. 43% of students were

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, 34.4% were

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, 12.9% were

Asian American Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry (including naturalized Americans who are immigrants from specific regions in Asia and descendants of such immigrants). Although this term had historically been used for all the indigenous people ...

, and 4.2% were

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Feeder districts

Castaic Union School District Castaic Union School District is a public school district serving unincorporated Castaic, portions of unincorporated Valencia, and a very small portion of the city of Santa Clarita within Los Angeles County, California, offering elementary and sec ...

: serves Castaic, Val Verde, and a small portion of northwestern Valencia. *

Newhall School District The Newhall School District is an elementary school district in the Santa Clarita Valley that serves the Valencia and Newhall communities within the city of Santa Clarita, California, as well as the Stevenson Ranch community in unincorporated L ...

: serves Stevenson Ranch, southern Valencia, and almost all of Newhall. *

Saugus Union School District Saugus Union School District (SUSD) is a public California school district located in Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, California. The district serves students in grades TK/K-6 in Saugus, most of Valencia, and parts of Canyon Country. There ar ...

: serves Saugus, northern Valencia, and western Canyon Country. *

Sulphur Springs School District The Sulphur Springs School District is an Primary school, elementary school district in Los Angeles County, California. It serves the east side of the Santa Clarita Valley, including most of Canyon Country, Santa Clarita, California, Canyon Coun ...

: serves the majority of Canyon Country and part of northeastern Newhall. The Castaic, Newhall, and Saugus Union school districts have offices in Valencia, while the Sulphur Springs School District's office is in Canyon Country. Castaic Union School District serves grades K-8; the other districts serve grades K-6.

Governing Board

Hart District governing board members are composed of five members, elected to a four-year term, by geographical district. The elections are held on a Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even numbered years.

References

External links

Official website
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