Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center

Public high school, grade 12 · San Pedro, California

Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center in San Pedro, California enrolled 166 students in 2024-25 with 16.5 full-time teachers, 10.0 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

149 students in 2022-23, 153 students in 2023-24, 166 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.4 to 16.5.

Students enrolled at Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center by school year2022-23: 149, 2023-24: 153, 2024-25: 1660501001502002022-231492023-241532024-25166
Students enrolled at Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center by school year2022-23: 149, 2023-24: 153, 2024-25: 1660501001502002022-231492023-241532024-25166
Students enrolled at Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center by school year2022-23: 149, 2023-24: 153, 2024-25: 1660501001502002022-231492023-241532024-25166
Students enrolled at Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center by school year2022-23: 149, 2023-24: 153, 2024-25: 1660501001502002022-231492023-241532024-25166
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2314916.49.1
2023-2415317.09.0
2024-2516616.510.0

10.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 10.0; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 10.0state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 10.0; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 10.0state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 10.0; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 10.0state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 10.0; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 10.0state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center enrolled 154 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent34.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

60.2% of students were Hispanic, 22.9% Black, 8.4% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic60.2%
  2. Black22.9%
  3. Asian8.4%
  4. White4.8%
  5. Two or more races3.0%
  6. Pacific Islander0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

High schools in San Pedro

5 public high schools in San Pedro report 2024-25 enrollment; Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
San Pedro Senior High2,39820.572.7%
Port of Los Angeles High91617.251.9%
Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center16610.077.7%
Angel's Gate (Continuation)8017.986.3%
William J. Johnston Community Day578.094.7%

All public schools in San Pedro →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center

  1. San Pedro Senior HighThe nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 2,398 students, 20.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Port of Los Angeles HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 916 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center with San Pedro Senior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Los Angeles Unified School District spends per student$22,606 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,606
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaErnest P. Willenberg Special Education Center is the number 1,424 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,424 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher10.0 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.10.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center

  1. How many students attend Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center?
    166 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 149 in 2022-23. It is a high school in San Pedro, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center?
    10.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center a Title I school?
    Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. What district is Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center in?
    Los Angeles Unified School District, NCES district ID 0622710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062271007766 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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
  • 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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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