High school (grades 9-12) · Beverly Hills, CA

Beverly Hills High

Federal NCES profile for Beverly Hills High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 65/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 060483000471
0/100100/10065/100
👥 S:T ratio
43
📚 AP courses
100
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
61
📋 Attendance
53
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Beverly Hills High earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of California schools.

#2 of 5
public schools in Beverly Hills · Resource Index
65
Resource Index · Higher
14.3:1
small classes for California
16.7%
free-lunch eligible

Beverly Hills High has class sizes smaller than 90% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Beverly Hills High ranks #2 of 5 public schools in Beverly Hills, CA.

Enrollment

1,173

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

82.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

14.3:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-33% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

16.7%

vs 55.5% California avg

-70% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Beverly Hills High compares with California and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Beverly Hills High

Beverly Hills High is a lower-poverty, large high school in Beverly Hills, California, enrolling 1,173 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 14.3:1, Beverly Hills High is leaner than roughly 90% of California schools and 33% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 16.7% free-meal eligibility runs 70% below the California average.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in California, bigger than 91% of state schools at 1,173 students.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 96% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 499 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #1, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (67%) and Asian (11%) (diversity index 52/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 21 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 196 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

The surrounding Beverly Hills Unified spends $27,589 per pupil, 67% above the California average, a better-resourced district than most.

Among Beverly Hills's high schools, it stands alongside Moreno High (Continuation) (6 students): Beverly Hills High is larger than that campus by headcount.

Beverly Hills Unified also operates Beverly Vista Middle (687 students) and Horace Mann Elementary (578 students) alongside Beverly Hills High.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Beverly Hills High compares

Beverly Hills High on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.3:1 ▼ 33% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 16.7% ▼ 70% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,173 top 9% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14.3:1
Leaner classes than 54% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
1,173
Bigger than 94% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
16.7%
free-lunch eligible - 70% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
14.3:1
students per teacher - 33% below state mean
Top 10% in California - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
19.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$27,589
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $16,509
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors6.0 FTE
Per 196 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 41 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 67.3%
Asian 11.3%
Hispanic or Latino 9.1%
Two or More 8.6%
African American 3.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: White at 67.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 51.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 51.8, Beverly Hills High is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP courses offered 21
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Beverly Hills Unified, which includes Beverly Hills High.

$27,589
Per student
+67%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+66%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 86.7%
State 7.5%
Federal 5.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Beverly Hills High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Beverly Vista Middle Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Horace Mann Elementary Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Hawthorne Elementary Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Moreno High (Continuation) Smaller Higher economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Beverly Hills High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Beverly Hills Unified · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Beverly Hills

1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Beverly Hills High

How many students attend Beverly Hills High?

Beverly Hills High has 1,173 students enrolled. It is a high school in Beverly Hills, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Beverly Hills High?

The student-teacher ratio at Beverly Hills High is 14.3:1, which is 33% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 9% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Beverly Hills High?

16.7% of students at Beverly Hills High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Beverly Hills High?

The largest demographic group at Beverly Hills High is White at 67.3% of enrollment, in Beverly Hills, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Beverly Hills High?

Beverly Hills High has a Resource Investment Index of 65/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Beverly Hills High rank among public schools in Beverly Hills?

By Resource Investment Index, Beverly Hills High ranks #2 of 5 public schools in Beverly Hills, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Beverly Hills on the city page.

Is Beverly Hills High a good school?

Beverly Hills High earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of California schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Beverly Hills Unified?

Besides Beverly Hills High, Beverly Hills Unified also operates Beverly Vista Middle (687 students), Horace Mann Elementary (578 students), and Hawthorne Elementary (569 students). See the Beverly Hills Unified district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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