Total enrollment
10,440
-2,063 (-17%) vs SY 2020-21
28 schools in La Puente
California · Public K-12
In total, La Puente hosts 28 public K-12 schools with about 10,797 students, an average of 386 per school.
4-year change in La Puente
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
24
-3 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
37,142
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
10,797
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
28
public K-12
About La Puente
Public education in La Puente, California runs across 28 schools that teaches roughly 10,797 students. By footprint, La Puente sits in the broad bracket.
In terms of grade levels, the city spans 19 elementary, 2 middle, 5 high, and 2 other.
Average school size in La Puente is around 386 students, 33% below the California average of about 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in La Puente has shrank 17% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 12,503 students to 10,440. The school count fell from 27 to 24 across the same 4-year window.
On allk12, the community for La Puente discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.