ABC Unified
Public school district · Los Angeles County · California · NCES district ID 0601620
ABC Unified spent $17,187 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 55% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,855). Its 30 schools enrolled 17,627 students in 2024-25; 69.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,156 per student, up 11.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (California: 86.2%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among California districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to ABC Unified in enrollment (17,437 to 19,107 students) and ABC Unified itself.
Where the money came from
$412,428,000 in revenue: 69.0% state, 23.6% local and 7.4% federal. Total spending including $44,327,000 of capital outlay was $376,826,000, or $20,531 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$284,634,000 69%
- Local$97,142,000 24%
- Federal$30,652,000 7%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 646 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
18,304 students in 2022-23, 18,005 students in 2023-24, 17,553 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 18,304 | 809.2 | 22.6 |
| 2023-24 | 18,005 | 778.5 | 23.1 |
| 2024-25 | 17,553 | 774.0 | 22.7 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$97,760,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,326 per student
ABC Unified booked $97,760,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 811 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $120,568 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 82 in 100 California districts with a figure (state median $99,744, 1,149 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average California teacher salary at $87,275 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $82,996,000 | 84.9% |
| Special education | $13,120,000 | 13.4% |
| Other programs | $1,644,000 | 1.7% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,120 in 2018-19, $4,177 in 2019-20, $4,484 in 2020-21, $4,938 in 2021-22, $5,326 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in ABC Unified scored proficient or above: 63% in reading and 50% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This district | California | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 63% | 45% | 8,411 |
| Math | 50% | 34% | 8,412 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
95% of the 1,577 students in ABC Unified's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | California | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 1,577 | 495,492 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
20 elementary schools, 9,025 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leal (Frank C.) Elementary | 774 | 25.9 | 24.0% | Not reported |
| Nixon (Patricia) Elementary | 681 | 26.2 | 36.9% | Not reported |
| Niemes (John H.) Elementary | 631 | 23.4 | 61.0% | Not reported |
| Cerritos Elementary | 612 | 28.1 | 21.2% | Not reported |
| Bragg Elementary | 602 | 25.1 | 40.0% | Not reported |
| Wittmann (Helen) Elementary | 561 | 28.1 | 27.3% | Not reported |
| Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary | 547 | 26.0 | 27.8% | Not reported |
| Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary | 516 | 23.5 | 23.6% | Not reported |
| Palms Elementary | 463 | 24.4 | 70.2% | Not reported |
| Carver (Charles J.) Elementary | 444 | 23.4 | 41.9% | Not reported |
| Elliott (William F) Elementary | 425 | 25.0 | 43.1% | Not reported |
| Burbank (Luther) Elementary | 421 | 25.5 | 53.9% | Not reported |
The other 8 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy (John F.) Elementary | 398 | 22.1 | 52.3% | Not reported |
| Willow Elementary | 346 | 20.4 | 72.3% | Not reported |
| Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary | 338 | 22.5 | 83.7% | Not reported |
| Aloha Elementary | 302 | 20.1 | 77.8% | Not reported |
| Hawaiian Elementary | 298 | 18.6 | 87.9% | Not reported |
| Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary | 297 | 18.6 | 84.2% | Not reported |
| Juarez (Benito) Elementary | 295 | 17.9 | 56.6% | Not reported |
| ABC Virtual Academy | 74 | 10.6 | 52.7% | Not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
5 middle schools, 2,403 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmenita Middle | 639 | 25.0 | 26.3% | Not reported |
| Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle | 542 | 23.2 | 35.6% | Not reported |
| Ross (Faye) Middle | 528 | 22.4 | 53.2% | Not reported |
| Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle | 403 | 21.2 | 65.3% | Not reported |
| Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle | 291 | 14.8 | 87.3% | Not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
5 high schools, 6,199 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerritos High | 1,996 | 23.9 | 29.7% | Not reported |
| Gahr (Richard) High | 1,631 | 22.4 | 45.8% | Not reported |
| Artesia High | 1,384 | 18.4 | 74.7% | Not reported |
| Whitney (Gretchen) High | 1,024 | 26.0 | 20.3% | Not reported |
| Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation) | 164 | 10.7 | 70.1% | Not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact ABC Unified
- Website: abcusd.us
- Phone: (562) 926-5566
- Office: 16700 Norwalk Blvd., Cerritos, CA 90703
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about ABC Unified
- California districts by spending per studentABC Unified ranks 294 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,187).#294 of 646
- Every school district in CaliforniaABC Unified is the number 70 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 18,354 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#70 of 1,991
- Jurupa UnifiedThe next larger California district: 18,370 students in fall 2022, $19,991 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,991
- Hayward UnifiedThe next smaller California district: 17,993 students in fall 2022, $19,658 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,658
- Compare ABC Unified with Jurupa UnifiedEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Cerritos High, its largest high school1,996 students in 2024-25, 23.9 per teacher.1,996
- Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaABC Unified spent $120,568 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$120,568
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about ABC Unified
How many schools and students are in ABC Unified?
30 schools were open in 2024-25 (20 elementary, 5 middle, 5 high), enrolling 17,627 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does ABC Unified spend per student?
$17,187 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the California median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,855 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,156 per student, up 11.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does ABC Unified's money come from?
$412,428,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 69.0% state, 23.6% local and 7.4% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in ABC Unified live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 1,774 of the 16,060 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does ABC Unified spend on teacher salaries?
$97,760,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,326 per student. Divided by the 811 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $120,568 per teacher, more than 82 in 100 California districts (state median $99,744). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average California teacher salary at $87,275 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in ABC Unified do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in ABC Unified scored proficient or above: 63% in reading and 50% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in ABC Unified?
95% of the 1,577 students in ABC Unified's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is ABC Unified's NCES district ID?
0601620. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
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Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25