Education
The city of Whittier is served by the Whittier Union High School District, East Whittier City School District, Whittier City School District, Lowell Joint School District and the Fullerton Joint Union High School District.
Five high schools, California High School, La Serna High School, Pioneer High School, Santa Fe High School, and Whittier High School comprise the Whittier Union High School District. There is one alternative continuation high school Sierra Vista High School, and Frontier High School. Although they still have Whittier postal addresses, both California High School and Pioneer High School lie outside the city limits in unincorporated Los Angeles County. Santa Fe High School is located within the City of Santa Fe Springs. Adults may attend the Whittier Adult School, which belongs to the Whittier Union High School District. The city also has three private Catholic elementary schools, K-8
- St. Bruno's Parish School
- St Gregory The Great Parish School
- St. Mary of the Assumption School
The schools are operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles with one (St. Mary of the Assumption School) being one of the largest Catholic elementary schools in Los Angeles County. St Gregory The Great School has been Number One in their deanery for the Academic Decathlon two years in a row.
Trinity Lutheran School, a ministry of Trinity Lutheran Church, serves Pre-K through eighth grade and is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Whittier Christian School, a ministry of Calvary Baptist Church, Association of Christian Schools International serves grades K–8 in the Whittier community.
Higher education institutions in the area include Rio Hondo College, which lies just outside the city, and historic Whittier College.
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