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Los Angeles Unified

Los Angeles, California · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

408,026
Students enrolled
784
Public schools
21,246
Classroom teachers (FTE)
19.2:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Kindergarten 43,101
  • Grade 1 29,497
  • Grade 2 30,897
  • Grade 3 32,287
  • Grade 4 32,290
  • Grade 5 33,025
  • Grade 6 28,044
  • Grade 7 28,556
  • Grade 8 29,378
  • Grade 9 30,878
  • Grade 10 30,099
  • Grade 11 29,522
  • Grade 12 30,452

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 73%
  • White 10%
  • Black or African American 7%
  • Asian 5%
  • Two or more races 5%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Race not reported <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 336,414 of 406,714 students in the 782 of its 783 schools that report
  • Free lunch 79%
  • Reduced-price lunch 4%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$25,631 spent per student on day-to-day operations California median: $19,068 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $13,717
  • Support services $10,813
  • Other (food service, etc.) $1,101

Where the money comes from

  • Local 30%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 18%

Total revenue $14.2 billiontotal spending $12.8 billion

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

KG to 12

Locale (NCES)

City: LargeStudents: 82% city, 18% suburb

Total staff (FTE)

55,601

District office

333 South Beaudry Ave., Los Angeles CA 90017

County

Los Angeles County

Official website

NCES District ID

622710

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About Los Angeles Unified

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Mission Statement The teachers, administrators and staff of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) believe in the equal worth and dignity of all students and are committed to educate all students to their maximum potential.
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Public Schools in Los Angeles Unified (917)

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John Burroughs Middle

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Benjamin Franklin Senior High

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Sun Valley Magnet

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Woodrow Wilson Senior High

Los Angeles, CA · Grades 09–12 · 1,260 students · High

Elizabeth Learning Center

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Robert Fulton College Preparatory

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Southeast Middle

South Gate, CA · Grades 06–08 · 1,215 students · Middle

Verdugo Hills Senior High

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South Gate Middle

South Gate, CA · Grades 06–08 · 1,192 students · Middle

Louis Armstrong Middle

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Harry Bridges Span

Wilmington, CA · Grades KG–08 · 1,171 students · Elementary

James Madison Middle

North Hollywood, CA · Grades 06–08 · 1,148 students · Middle

Henry T. Gage Middle

Huntington Park, CA · Grades 06–08 · 1,139 students · Middle

Edward R. Roybal Learning Center

Los Angeles, CA · Grades 09–12 · 1,130 students · High

Augustus Hawkins High

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Wilmington Mid Sci Tech Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet

Wilmington, CA · Grades 06–08 · 1,121 students · Middle

Alexander Fleming Middle

Lomita, CA · Grades 06–08 · 1,110 students · Middle

Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts

Los Angeles, CA · Grades 09–12 · 1,102 students · High

William Mulholland Middle

Lake Balboa, CA · Grades 06–08 · 1,098 students · Middle

Maywood Center for Enriched Studies

Maywood, CA · Grades 06–12 · 1,093 students · High

Robert E. Peary Middle

Gardena, CA · Grades 06–08 · 1,082 students · Middle

Palms Middle

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Vista Middle

Panorama City, CA · Grades 06–08 · 1,080 students · Middle