Alexander Hamilton Senior High

Alexander Hamilton Senior High operates as a large high school in Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles Unified. Current enrollment sits at 2,055 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 145% above the state mean of about 838.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Alexander Hamilton Senior High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Alexander Hamilton Senior High records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 25% Black, 13% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 118 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Alexander Hamilton Senior High tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Alexander Hamilton Senior High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Alexander Hamilton Senior High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cheviot Hills Continuation, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Alexander Hamilton Senior High comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 56.0%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Alexander Hamilton Senior High has decreased 22%, going from 2,637 students in 2018 to 2,055 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 17% to 13%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

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