Whittier High School

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Whittier High School
Cardinals Mascot on School Wall
Address
12417 East Philadelphia St. Whittier , California 90601 United States
Coordinates	33°58′50″N 118°02′40″W / 33.98050°N 118.04431°W / 33.98050; -118.04431
Information
Type	Public
Motto	"To Achieve and Maintain Excellence"
Established	1900; 124 years ago (1900)
School district	Whittier Union High School District[2]
NCES School ID	064248006955[1]
Principal	Timothy Liggett
Teaching staff	81.80 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,802 (2021–22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	22.03[1]
Color(s)	Red and White
Mascot	Cardinals
Nickname	Cardinals
Website	whs.wuhsd.org

Whittier High School (WHS) is a high school located in Whittier, California. It belongs to the Whittier Union High School District. It is the alma mater of President Richard Nixon (class of 1930) and John Lasseter (class of 1975), founder of Pixar.

As of the 2020-21 school year, the school had 1,802 students, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.