Total enrollment
406,717
-212,147 (-34%) vs SY 2017-18
785 schools in Los Angeles Unified
California · 406,887 students · 58 cities
Los Angeles Unified's public schools, 785 in all, serve about 406,887 K-12 students inside California, an average of 518 per campus.
7-year change in Los Angeles Unified
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
783
-224 (-22%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
10%
was 10%
% Hispanic
73%
was 74%
% Black
7%
was 8%
% Asian
5%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Los Angeles Unified
Los Angeles Unified is a broad California school district running 785 campuses with combined enrollment near 406,887.
In terms of grade levels, Los Angeles Unified is made up of 507 elementary, 83 middle, 176 high schools, and 19 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 518 in this district, below the California typical of 578.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment declined 34%: 618,864 students in SY 2017-18 versus 406,717 in SY 2024-25. Los Angeles Unified now counts 783 public schools, down from 1007 in SY 2017-18.
On allk12, the community for Los Angeles Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.