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Wiseburn Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves El Segundo, and parts of Hawthorne.

Students
2,536
Schools
5
Spent per student
$15,509
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Debt
$192.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wiseburn Unified School District

  • Spends 27% less per student than the CA average
  • 25 students per teacher
  • Debt of $192.8M, about $76,029 per student

Where would my kid go?

The school path for El Modena.

K–628 schoolsOrange Unified School District
7–85 middle schoolsOrange Unified School District
9–124 high schoolsOrange Unified School District

Test scores vs. CA

No district test scores published yet.

Graduation rate 93% at Orange Unified School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,509 per student · 27% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 37%Federal 3%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,497’20
2,477’21
2,490’22
2,544’23
2,536’24

About steady.

Students
Hispanic 52%White 18%Black 11%Two or more races 10%Asian 8%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.

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