William S. Hart Union High School District
The William S. Hart Union High School District is a school district in Santa Clarita, California. It serves grades 7-12. The total number of enrolled students (in 16 schools) is nearly 20,000. The superintendent of Hart School District is Mike Kuhlman. The District is named after William S. Hart, one of the first western film stars, who lived in Newhall and was a local benefactor. The region served by the WSHUHSD is also served by the Sulphur Springs, Saugus, Castaic, and Newhall elementary school districts.
High schools
- Academy of the Canyons (a middle college high school in partnership with College of the Canyons)
- Bowman High School
- Learning Post High School
- Canyon High School
- Castaic High School
- Golden Valley High School
- William S. Hart High School
- Saugus High School
- Valencia High School
- West Ranch High School
- SCVi Charter School
Junior high schools
- Arroyo Seco Junior High School (feeds to Saugus)
- La Mesa Junior High School (feeds to Golden Valley)
- Placerita Junior High School (feeds to Hart)
- Rancho Pico Junior High School (feeds to West Ranch)
- Rio Norte Junior High School (feeds to Valencia)
- Sierra Vista Junior High School (feeds to Canyon)
Feeder districts
Castaic is K-8, all others are K-6
- Castaic Union School District in Castaic, district office is located in Valencia
- Newhall School District in Newhall, district office is located in Valencia
- Saugus Union School District in Saugus, district office is located in Valencia
- Sulphur Springs School District in Canyon County
Governing Board
William S Hart Union High School governing board members are composed of five members, elected to a four-year term, by geographical district. The elections are held on a Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even numbered years.