Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center

Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center is a tiny 9-12 campus in Los Angeles, California, one of the schools within Los Angeles Unified. The school educates 196 students in grade 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 77% smaller than typical.

Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that hosts 406,887 students overall.

Demographically, Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center reports that 78% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 18% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Avalon Gardens Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 17%: 167 students in 2018 compared to 196 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 29% to 18% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.