Gahr (Richard) High vs Whitney (Gretchen) High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Gahr (Richard) High Whitney (Gretchen) High
Location Cerritos, CA Cerritos, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high other
Enrollment 1,631 1,024
Student:Teacher Ratio 21.6:1 25.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 45.1% 18.9%
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 Gahr (Richard) High Whitney (Gretchen) High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $18,320 $18,320
District ABC Unified ABC Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Gahr (Richard) High Whitney (Gretchen) High
White 5.3% 3.0%
African American 11.5% 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino 54.6% 13.0%
Asian 23.0% 77.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 5.3% 4.1%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric Gahr (Richard) High Whitney (Gretchen) High
AP Courses Offered 18 16
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 543.7:1
Chronic Absenteeism 27.7% 5.1%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 2 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 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 Editorial.