Total enrollment
62,255
-6,124 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
84 schools in Long Beach Unified
California · 62,255 students · 5 cities
In total, Long Beach Unified hosts 84 public K-12 schools with about 62,255 students, averaging 741 per school.
4-year change in Long Beach Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
82
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Long Beach Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #216 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 62,255 | #5 of 587 | #63 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 82 | #6 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #532 of 587 | #8,933 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 60.1% | #323 of 587 | #2,849 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #189 of 530 | #1,563 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Long Beach Unified
State test results across the district's 80 scored schools run from California Academy of Mathematics and Science at 96.2% proficient to Avalon K-12 at 17.3%, a gap of 78.9 points. That is the 6th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 82 district schools that reported both years went from 73,990 to 62,255 students (down 16%) and from 2,774 to 2,619 full-time teachers (down 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Long Beach Unified
Across 84 schools, Long Beach Unified teaches about 62,255 students in California. By footprint it is a compact district.
In terms of grade levels, Long Beach Unified is made up of 53 elementary, 15 middle, 13 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Long Beach Unified is about 741, meaningfully above the California average of roughly 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 9%: 68,379 students in SY 2020-21 versus 62,255 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Long Beach Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.