South Bay Union High School District
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South Bay Union High School District, also known as the Redondo Union High School District,[1] was a school district in Los Angeles County, California. It served residents of Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Redondo Beach.[2] It also served Torrance in the 1947-1948 school year.[3]
It was established circa 1905.[4] Redondo Union High School was the district's first high school.[5] Torrance High School was part of this district only for the 1947-1948 school year, as California law prevented the newly-formed Torrance school district from immediately controlling high schools. The following year it became the Torrance Unified School District and took control of Torrance High.[3] The second comprehensive high school that remained a part of the district, Mira Costa High School, opened in 1950.[5]
It had 7,000 students in 1970. The number of students decreased, prompting the district to close Aviation High School in 1982.[6]
In 1991 the elementary school districts within South Bay Union HSD had plans to unify into a single K-12 school district.[7]
In spring 1991 the enrollment was down to 2,900. For the 1991-1992 school year the district was facing a budget shortfall of $1.4 million dollars and was considering closing either Mira Costa High School or Redondo Union High School.[6]
In November 1992 residents of the district approved Proposition V by 59.1%, which dissolved South Bay Union and created separate K-12 unified school districts for the constituent cities. The school district was scheduled to dissolve in July 1993.[2] Manhattan Beach Unified School District and Redondo Beach Unified School District were formed as a result.[5] Hermosa Beach City School District continued to serve Hermosa Beach for grades K-8, with residents able to choose between Redondo Union and Mira Costa high schools.[8]
- Open at the time of the district's dissolution
- Mira Costa High School (Manhattan Beach)
- Redondo Union High School (Redondo Beach)
- Pacific Shores Continuation School - Closed June 30, 1993[4]
- Left the district prior to dissolution
- Aviation High School (Redondo Beach) - closed in 1982[6]
- Torrance High School (Torrance) - Was in the Redondo Beach Union HSD for the 1947-1948 school year, after it left the Los Angeles City High School District and before it joined the Torrance Unified School District. At the time in California law a newly formed school district could not immediately take high school facilities, so Torrance High joined South Bay Union HSD for the one year wait.[3]
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