The Antelope Valley Union High School District (AVUHSD) is made up of eight traditional and three alternative high schools, an early college high school, the no-cost, charter Academy Prep Junior High, an online education program and adult education program. The district serves approximately 23,000 students in the cities of Palmdale and Lancaster, and the surrounding area, and employs 2,300 faculty and staff. Our schools offer a variety of programs to prepare students for college and careers. Our career academies and pathways, which focus students’ coursework toward a specific field of interest, include industries such as agriculture, digital design, engineering, environmental science, health care, law and government, the arts and multi-media. For more information about our schools, career academies or other programs please call (661) 948-7655.