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Lancaster, California - 13 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Antelope Valley Union High #811 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,960 per pupil, Antelope Valley Union High ranks #1204 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Antelope Valley Union High operates 13 public schools serving 22,035 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 high, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,960 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.3% local, 64.5% state, and 15.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 48/100, ranked #811 of 1526 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 9 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (162 AP courses district-wide), a 330.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% African American, 7.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Quartz Hill High, with a diversity index of 64.8/100.
Its largest campus is Quartz Hill High, enrolling 3,175 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Phoenix High Community Day, at 19 students, a 167x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Antelope Valley Union High school enrollment ranges from 19 students (lowest) to 3,175 students (highest), a spread of 3,156 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Antelope Valley Union High is typically wider than the Antelope Valley Union High-aggregate figure suggests.
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Antelope Valley Union High is typically wider than the Antelope Valley Union High-aggregate figure suggests.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 13 schools in Antelope Valley Union High.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Antelope Valley Union High's schools, above the California average of 46.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Quartz Hill High | 3,175 |
| Highland High | 2,706 |
| Lancaster High | 2,688 |
| Eastside High | 2,631 |
| William J. (Pete) Knight High | 2,349 |
| Palmdale High | 2,208 |
| Littlerock High | 1,507 |
| Antelope Valley High | 1,498 |
| Academies of the Antelope Valley Charter | 677 |
| Soar High (Students on Academic Rise) | 670 |
| Desert Winds Continuation High | 605 |
| R. Rex Parris High | 469 |
| Phoenix High Community Day | 19 |
The California districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chula Vista Elementary | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Tustin Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Torrance Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Downey Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Murrieta Valley Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Antelope Valley Union High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Los Angeles Unified →Antelope Valley Union High has 13 schools, including 12 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 22,035 students.
Antelope Valley Union High spends $15,960 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #811 in California.
Antelope Valley Union High students are 66.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% African American, 7.4% White, 2.1% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Antelope Valley Union High has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #811 out of 1526 districts in California.
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