📍 10800 Ben Avon, Whittier, Los Angeles County, 90606
Pioneer High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Whittier, Los Angeles County. The school has 1,152 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mary Chapman. It is part of the Whittier Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 59.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
Pioneer High enrolls 1,152 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 59.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,100 | 95% |
| White | 27 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 8 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 8 | <1% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,022 of the school's 1,152 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pioneer High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Pioneer High is one of 7 schools in Whittier Union High, based in Whittier, California. The district serves 9,846 students district-wide and employs 464 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,152 students, Pioneer High is smaller than the district average of about 1,407 students per school.