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Los Angeles Unified School District

333 S. Beaudry Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90017-1466

( shown in map)

Bottom 50%

Tel: (213) 241-1000

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 785 public schools in Los Angeles Unified School District. This district's average is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public schools in California.

Public Schools in Los Angeles Unified School District have an score of 28% (versus the California public school average of 33%), and score of 41% (versus the 47% statewide average).

<�鶹��ý class='so-dt-title' id="overview">Overview

This School District

This State (CA)

# Schools

785 Schools

10,356 Schools

# Students

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5,417,014 Students

# Teachers

21,793 Teachers

267,522 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

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<�鶹��ý class='so-dt-title' id="district-rank">District Rank

Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked #958 of all 1,931 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 86% has increased from 76% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (CA)

#972 out of 1941 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart displays the overall district rank of Los Angeles Unified School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

28%

33%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Los Angeles Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

41%

47%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Los Angeles Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

22%

29%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Los Angeles Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

86%

87%

This chart displays public school graduation rate of Los Angeles Unified School District and public school graduation rate of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

<�鶹��ý class='so-dt-title' id="students-by-ethinity">Students by Ethnicity:

0.64

# American Indian Students

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26,121 Students

% American Indian Students

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# Asian Students

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674,073 Students

% Asian Students

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12%

# Hispanic Students

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2,961,553 Students

% Hispanic Students

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55%

# Black Students

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259,506 Students

% Black Students

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# White Students

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1,154,454 Students

% White Students

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21%

# Hawaiian Students

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23,322 Students

% Hawaiian Students

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# Two or more races Students

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308,275 Students

% of Two or more races Students

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<�鶹��ý class='so-dt-title' id="students-by-grade">Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

# Students in K Grade:

453,108

# Students in 1st Grade:

377,045

# Students in 2nd Grade:

379,902

# Students in 3rd Grade:

389,364

# Students in 4th Grade:

393,571

# Students in 5th Grade:

398,624

# Students in 6th Grade:

408,040

# Students in 7th Grade:

409,922

# Students in 8th Grade:

405,290

# Students in 9th Grade:

448,034

# Students in 10th Grade:

448,656

# Students in 11th Grade:

451,880

# Students in 12th Grade:

453,495

# Ungraded Students:

<�鶹��ý class="so-dt-title" id="district-revenue-and-spending">District Revenue and Spending

This School District

This State (CA)

Total Revenue

$11,113 MM

$116,387 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Los Angeles Unified School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$9,901 MM

$107,188 MM

This chart displays total spending of Los Angeles Unified School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$24,280

$15,669

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Los Angeles Unified School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$21,632

$13,970

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Los Angeles Unified School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

<�鶹��ý class='so-dt-title' id='faq'>Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools belong to Los Angeles Unified School District?

Los Angeles Unified School District manages 785 public schools.

What is the rank of Los Angeles Unified School District?

Los Angeles Unified School District is ranked #958 out of 1,931 school districts in California (top 50%) based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data for the 2021-2022 school year.

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

District size: 785 schools
Grades: KG-12
: 86% (Btm 50% in CA)
: Bottom 50%
: 28% (Top 50%)
: 41% (Btm 50%)
: 22% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education