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Coordinates | 33°51′53″N118°03′50″W / 33.864726°N 118.063927°W |
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Type | Public high school |
Established | September 1971 |
School district | ABC Unified School District |
Superintendent | Mary Sieu |
Principal | Patrick Walker |
Faculty | 88.75 FTEs [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,177 (as of 2018–19) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 24.53 [1] |
Color(s) | Black, gold, red |
Mascot | Don |
Team name | Dons |
Rival | Artesia High School, Gahr High School, Whitney High School |
Newspaper | The Informer |
Website | Cerritos High School web site |
Cerritos High School, also called CHS, is a comprehensive, four-year public high school located in Cerritos, California, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the ABC Unified School District.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,176 students and 86.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 25.2:1. There were 354 students (16.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 209 (9.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. [1]
Cerritos High School began its history in September 1971 by sharing the campus of nearby Gahr High School. Rapidly increasing student population during the 1970s prompted the construction of its current campus, located across the street from the Civic Center, Cerritos Millennium Library, and Cerritos Sheriffs Station in 1973.[ citation needed ]
Ethnic Group | Percentage |
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White | 7.2% |
Black | 6.7% |
Hispanic and Latino American | 13.3% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 69.4% |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
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