Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High

Set in Los Angeles, California, Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High is a mid-sized 9-12 campus, overseen by Los Angeles Unified. It enrolls 853 students across grades 9 through 12.

Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that caters to 406,887 students overall.

Demographically, Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 42% Black, 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 97% of students at Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 15.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Los Angeles County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: View Park Continuation, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 27.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High has shrank 12%, going from 972 students in 2018 to 853 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 52% to 42% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

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