El Rancho High vs Pioneer High

How do these schools compare?

Metric El Rancho High Pioneer High
Location Pico Rivera, CA Whittier, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 1,995 1,000
Student:Teacher Ratio 22.3:1 18.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 58.0% 71.0%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric El Rancho High Pioneer High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $18,168 $21,281
District El Rancho Unified Whittier Union High

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group El Rancho High Pioneer High
White 1.1% 2.6%
African American 0.2% 0.8%
Hispanic or Latino 97.0% 95.4%
Asian 1.4% 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.0%
Multiracial 0.2% 0.3%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric El Rancho High Pioneer High
AP Courses Offered 16 14
Gifted Program Yes No
Counselor Ratio 186:1 344:1
Chronic Absenteeism 22.1% 30.5%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 16 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.