Youth Opportunities Unlimited

Youth Opportunities Unlimited is a secondary school of minimally staffed scale in Los Angeles, California, one of the schools within Los Angeles Unified, hosting 51 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 94% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), Youth Opportunities Unlimited accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Youth Opportunities Unlimited reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder is composed of 39% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the resource side, On paper, Youth Opportunities Unlimited has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Youth Opportunities Unlimited is one.

Danny J. Bakewell Sr. Primary Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Youth Opportunities Unlimited has fell 82%, going from 290 students in 2018 to 51 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 68% to 59%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Youth Opportunities Unlimited typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.