At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
21,231
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
13
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
23.9:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$15,960
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$9,549
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
06–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 21,115
- Teachers (FTE)
- 878.51
- Student–teacher ratio
- 24:1
What current records say about Antelope Valley Union High
Antelope Valley Union High operates 13 current public-school records serving grades 06–12 in Lancaster, California. NCES reports 21,231 students and 887.31 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within California agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 52 of 977 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $15,960 in current expenditure per pupil and $9,549 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 700 of 974 in California. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 10.7%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 16.8%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 887.31
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $351,672,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Antelope Valley Union High
Lancaster, California
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 34.6644, -118.1286
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White8.9%
- Hispanic67.4%
- Black16.7%
- Asian2.3%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial4.3%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Antelope Valley Union High
13 current directory entries
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Showing 1–13 of 13 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academies of the Antelope ValleyCharter | High06–12 | 677 | 20.5:1 | |
| Antelope Valley High | High09–12 | 1,498 | 21.6:1 | |
| Desert Winds Continuation High | High09–12 | 605 | 21.8:1 | |
| Eastside High | High09–12 | 2,631 | 25.1:1 | |
| Highland High | High09–12 | 2,706 | 25.2:1 | |
| Lancaster High | High09–12 | 2,688 | 25.1:1 | |
| Littlerock High | High09–12 | 1,507 | 22.2:1 | |
| Palmdale High | High09–12 | 2,208 | 21.8:1 | |
| Phoenix High Community Day | High09–12 | 19 | 3.3:1 | |
| Quartz Hill High | High09–12 | 3,175 | 27.7:1 | |
| R. Rex Parris High | High09–12 | 469 | 21.9:1 | |
| SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) | High09–12 | 670 | 26.7:1 | |
| William J. (Pete) Knight High | High09–12 | 2,349 | 23:1 |