Total enrollment
406,717
-50,233 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
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 school.
4-year change in Los Angeles Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
783
+7 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Los Angeles Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #266 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406,887 | #1 of 587 | #1 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 784 | #1 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #90 of 587 | #8,149 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 82.7% | #116 of 587 | #1,068 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #368 of 530 | #3,487 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 Los Angeles Unified
State test results across the district's 649 scored schools run from Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy at 91.3% proficient to Manhattan Place Elementary at 8.8%, a gap of 82.5 points. That is the 4th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 772 district schools that reported both years went from 503,468 to 400,982 students (down 20%) and from 22,266 to 20,958 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 Los Angeles Unified
Los Angeles Unified is a broad California school district running 785 schools 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 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 11%: 456,950 students in SY 2020-21 versus 406,717 in SY 2024-25. Los Angeles Unified now counts 783 public schools, up from 776 in SY 2020-21.
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.