Los Angeles County

California · Public K-12

Los Angeles County runs 2,244 public K-12 schools inside California, with the county population around 9,808,667. The mix is 1,336 elementary, 318 middle, and 509 high.

7-year change in Los Angeles County

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25

Total enrollment

1,262,149

-219,678 (-15%) vs SY 2017-18

School count

2,151

-73 (-3%) vs SY 2017-18

% White

13%

was 14%

% Hispanic

65%

was 65%

% Black

was 7%

% Asian

10%

was 10%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages

Residents

9,808,667

all ages · ACS 5-yr

Schools

2,244

403 districts

Enrollment

1,265,907

students · NCES CCD

Median income

$90,112

Above California avg

Free/reduced lunch

69.7%

Above California avg

Elementary

1336

598,180 students

Middle

318

215,224 students

High

509

413,170 students

Combined / other

39,333 students

LARGEST DISTRICT

Los Angeles Unified

406,887 students · 403 districts in Los Angeles County

County vs. school enrollment demographics

Left bar is the racial makeup of Los Angeles County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".

County residents

White

31%

Hispanic

48%

Black

Asian

15%

Two or more

20%

Native American

Pacific Islander

School enrollment

White

13%

Hispanic

65%

Black

Asian

10%

Two or more

Native American

Pacific Islander

Bachelor's+

36.0%

adults 25+

Poverty rate

10.1%

ACS 5-year

Unemployment

7.3%

civilian labor

Median age

20.6% under 18

Test scores in Los Angeles County

Latest 2023-24 ELA proficiency, 1,617 schools ranked. California state average: 47.6%.

Top 5 schools (ELA)

Whitney (Gretchen) High· 99.4%
Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy· 98.2%
California Academy of Mathematics and Science· 97.7%
San Marino High· 94.5%
Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science· 94.3%

Lowest 5 schools (ELA)

See all 1,617 schools in Los Angeles County ranked by score →

All schools (2,244)

Largest A-Z Top rated

Name	City	Level	Grades	Enrollment	Rating
Granada Hills Charter	Granada Hills	Combined	KG-12	5,927	·
Downey High	Downey	High	09-12	4,051	·
Polytechnic High	Long Beach	High	09-12	3,890	·
iLEAD Hybrid	Acton	Combined	KG-12	3,817	·
Warren (Earl) High	Downey	High	09-12	3,609	·
Millikan High	Long Beach	High	09-12	3,408	·
Paramount High	Paramount	High	09-12	3,400	·
Options For Youth - Duarte Inc	Pasadena	High	07-12	3,369	·
Wilson High	Long Beach	High	09-12	3,349	·
Quartz Hill High	Quartz Hill	High	09-12	3,175	·
Birmingham Community Charter High	Lake Balboa	High	09-12	3,162	·
El Camino Real Charter High	Woodland Hills	High	09-12	3,046	·
Assurance Learning Academy	Lancaster	High	08-12	3,014	·
Arcadia High	Arcadia	High	09-12	2,939	·
Redondo Union High	Redondo Beach	High	09-12	2,921	·
Palisades Charter High	Pacific Palisades	High	09-12	2,920	·
Grover Cleveland Charter High	Reseda	High	09-12	2,719	·
Highland High	Palmdale	High	09-12	2,706	·
Lancaster High	Lancaster	High	09-12	2,688	·
Eastside High	Lancaster	High	09-12	2,631	·
Vaughn Next Century Learning Center	San Fernando	Combined	KG-12	2,629	·
Crescenta Valley High	La Crescenta	High	09-12	2,624	·
Santa Monica High	Santa Monica	High	09-12	2,588	·
Diamond Bar High	Diamond Bar	High	09-12	2,563	·
Mira Costa High	Manhattan Beach	High	09-12	2,473	·
Burbank High	Burbank	High	09-12	2,457	·
North Hollywood Senior High	North Hollywood	High	09-12	2,444	·
Mayfair High	Lakewood	High	07-12	2,422	·
Phineas Banning Senior High	Wilmington	High	09-12	2,422	·
San Pedro Senior High	San Pedro	High	09-12	2,398	·
La Serna High	Whittier	High	09-12	2,372	·
William J. (Pete) Knight High	Palmdale	High	09-12	2,349	·
Saugus High	Saugus	High	09-12	2,317	·
Lakewood High	Lakewood	High	09-12	2,305	·
Venice Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	2,293	·
Valencia High	Valencia	High	09-12	2,286	·
Burroughs High	Burbank	High	09-12	2,283	·
Jordan High	Long Beach	High	09-12	2,272	·
California High	Whittier	High	09-12	2,261	·
Palmdale Aerospace Academy	Palmdale	Combined	KG-12	2,259	·
James A. Garfield Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	2,237	·
Taft Charter High	Woodland Hills	High	09-12	2,221	·
Palmdale High	Palmdale	High	09-12	2,208	·
Mark Keppel High	Alhambra	High	09-12	2,201	·
John F. Kennedy High	Granada Hills	High	09-12	2,152	·
Walnut High	Walnut	High	09-12	2,148	·
John H. Francis Polytechnic	Sun Valley	High	09-12	2,124	·
Schurr High	Montebello	High	09-12	2,121	·
Bell Senior High	Bell	High	09-12	2,088	·
Norwalk High	Norwalk	High	09-12	2,075	·
Palos Verdes Peninsula High	Rolling Hills Estates	High	09-12	2,075	·
Glendora High	Glendora	High	09-12	2,069	·
Glendale High	Glendale	High	09-12	2,066	·
Claremont High	Claremont	High	09-12	2,065	·
Alhambra High	Alhambra	High	09-12	2,056	·
Alexander Hamilton Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	2,055	·
Bell Gardens High	Bell Gardens	High	09-12	2,046	·
Eagle Rock High	Los Angeles	High	07-12	2,031	·
John A. Rowland High	Rowland Heights	High	09-12	2,016	·
Culver City High	Culver City	High	09-12	2,012	·
Bellflower High	Bellflower	High	07-12	1,997	·
Cerritos High	Cerritos	High	09-12	1,996	·
El Rancho High	Pico Rivera	High	09-12	1,995	·
South East High	South Gate	High	09-12	1,990	·
La Canada High	La Canada	High	07-12	1,989	·
Leuzinger High	Lawndale	High	09-12	1,981	·
Golden Valley High	Santa Clarita	High	09-12	1,980	·
Van Nuys Senior High	Van Nuys	High	09-12	1,969	·
Canyon High	Canyon Country	High	09-12	1,952	·
William S. Hart High	Newhall	High	09-12	1,941	·
Bonita High	La Verne	High	09-12	1,911	·
Montebello High	Montebello	High	09-12	1,907	·
James Monroe High	North Hills	High	09-12	1,905	·
John C. Fremont Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,889	·
Torrance High	Torrance	High	09-12	1,879	·
Santa Fe High	Santa Fe Springs	High	09-12	1,865	·
Lynwood High	Lynwood	High	09-12	1,858	·
John Marshall Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,842	·
North High	Torrance	High	09-12	1,812	·
Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle	Northridge	Middle	06-08	1,784	·
Temple City High	Temple City	High	09-12	1,779	·
West Ranch High	Valencia	High	09-12	1,777	·
West High	Torrance	High	09-12	1,775	·
Ulysses S. Grant Senior High	Van Nuys	High	09-12	1,774	·
Larchmont Charter	West Hollywood	Combined	KG-12	1,767	·
San Gabriel High	San Gabriel	High	09-12	1,761	·
West Covina High	West Covina	High	09-12	1,756	·
Chatsworth Charter High	Chatsworth	High	09-12	1,743	·
South High	Torrance	High	09-12	1,734	·
La Mirada High	La Mirada	High	09-12	1,726	·
Paul Revere Charter Middle	Los Angeles	Middle	06-08	1,715	·
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies	Reseda	Combined	04-12	1,712	·
Agoura High	Agoura	High	09-12	1,709	·
Calabasas High	Calabasas	High	09-12	1,707	·
George Ellery Hale Charter Academy	Woodland Hills	Middle	06-08	1,693	·
Rosemead High	Rosemead	High	09-12	1,691	·
Marshall Fundamental	Pasadena	High	06-12	1,689	·
South Gate Senior High	South Gate	High	09-12	1,681	·
Theodore Roosevelt Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,678	·
Hawthorne High	Hawthorne	High	09-12	1,675	·

Cities in Los Angeles County

Los Angeles576 schools Long Beach80 schools Lancaster48 schools Palmdale46 schools Whittier44 schools Compton42 schools Pomona37 schools Torrance36 schools Inglewood28 schools La Puente28 schools South Gate28 schools North Hollywood27 schools El Monte26 schools Huntington Park25 schools West Covina25 schools Carson24 schools Glendale24 schools Pasadena24 schools Downey23 schools Hawthorne22 schools Norwalk22 schools Burbank21 schools Reseda21 schools Van Nuys21 schools Lakewood20 schools Covina19 schools Lynwood19 schools Baldwin Park18 schools Cerritos18 schools Hacienda Heights18 schools San Pedro17 schools Sylmar17 schools Gardena16 schools Glendora16 schools North Hills16 schools Paramount16 schools Northridge15 schools Pico Rivera15 schools San Fernando15 schools Santa Monica15 schools Sun Valley15 schools Azusa14 schools Granada Hills14 schools Montebello14 schools Redondo Beach14 schools Rosemead14 schools Alhambra13 schools Canoga Park13 schools Lawndale13 schools San Gabriel13 schools Valencia13 schools Woodland Hills13 schools Arcadia12 schools Bellflower12 schools Culver City12 schools Pacoima12 schools Wilmington12 schools Canyon Country11 schools Claremont11 schools Lake Balboa11 schools Monrovia11 schools Panorama City11 schools San Dimas11 schools Santa Clarita11 schools Chatsworth10 schools Diamond Bar10 schools La Crescenta10 schools La Mirada10 schools Rancho Palos Verdes10 schools Walnut10 schools El Segundo9 schools Monterey Park9 schools Rowland Heights9 schools Saugus9 schools Temple City9 schools Bell8 schools Calabasas8 schools Manhattan Beach8 schools West Hills8 schools Bell Gardens7 schools Castaic7 schools Duarte7 schools Lennox7 schools Maywood7 schools Newhall7 schools Sherman Oaks7 schools Agoura6 schools Arleta6 schools Beverly Hills6 schools Harbor City6 schools La Verne6 schools Acton5 schools Altadena5 schools Artesia5 schools Cudahy5 schools Encino5 schools Littlerock5 schools Malibu5 schools Palos Verdes Estates5 schools Santa Fe Springs5 schools South Pasadena5 schools Tarzana5 schools Tujunga5 schools La Canada4 schools Lake View Terrace4 schools San Marino4 schools Venice4 schools Walnut Park4 schools Winnetka4 schools City Of Commerce3 schools Hawaiian Gardens3 schools Hermosa Beach3 schools Hollywood3 schools Lomita3 schools Pacific Palisades3 schools Quartz Hill3 schools Rolling Hills Estates3 schools Signal Hill3 schools South El Monte3 schools Stevenson Ranch3 schools Sunland3 schools Valinda3 schools Agoura Hills2 schools City Of Industry2 schools Porter Ranch2 schools Rolling Hills2 schools Sierra Madre2 schools Valley Village2 schools West Hollywood2 schools Agua Dulce1 school Bradbury1 school Gorman1 school Highland Park1 school Irwindale1 school Lake Hughes1 school Lancster1 school Leona Valley1 school Los Nietos1 school Marina Del Rey1 school Mission Hills1 school Mt. Baldy1 school Pearblossom1 school Playa Del Rey1 school Playa Vista1 school Santa Catalina1 school South San Gabriel1 school Studio City1 school Topanga1 school Valley Glen1 school Van Nuys Ca1 school Walnut Valley1 school Westlake Village1 school

About Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County is an expansive county of about 9,808,667 residents in California. Its public-school system instructs approximately 1,265,907 students across 2244 schools.

Stepping back, census numbers show the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

In terms of grade levels, Los Angeles County is made up of 1336 elementary schools (598,180 students), 318 middle schools (215,224), 509 high schools (413,170), and 81 combined or other schools.

Los Angeles Unified is the biggest district by enrollment, covering about 406,887 students across Los Angeles County.

Looking at the last 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 1,262,149 students, declined 15% from the 1,481,827 reported in SY 2017-18. The school count fell from 2224 to 2151 across the same 7-year window.

On allk12, the community for Los Angeles County discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.

Frequently asked questions

How many K-12 schools serve Los Angeles County?

There are 2,244 public K-12 schools in Los Angeles County, California, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.

How many high schools are in Los Angeles County?

Los Angeles County, California has 509 public high schools, serving approximately 413,170 students.

How many middle schools are in Los Angeles County?

Los Angeles County, California has 318 public middle schools, serving approximately 215,224 students.

How many elementary schools are in Los Angeles County?

Los Angeles County, California has 1336 public elementary schools, serving approximately 598,180 students.

What is the largest school district in Los Angeles County?

Los Angeles Unified is the largest school district in Los Angeles County, serving approximately 406,887 students. The county contains 403 school districts overall.

What is the population of Los Angeles County?

Los Angeles County, California has a population of approximately 9,808,667, with a median age of 38. About 20.6% of residents are under 18.

What is the median household income in Los Angeles County?

Median household income in Los Angeles County is $90,112, above the California average of $89,387. About 10.1% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

How educated are residents of Los Angeles County?

Approximately 36.0% of adults 25 and older in Los Angeles County hold a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.

What share of students in Los Angeles County qualify for free or reduced lunch?

Roughly 69.7% of students in Los Angeles County public schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common proxy for low-income enrollment. This is higher than the California county average of 60.6%.

What is the student-teacher ratio in Los Angeles County schools?

Across Los Angeles County public schools, the enrollment-weighted student-teacher ratio is approximately 21.9 to 1.

Los Angeles County school rankings

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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data