Children in class. Photo from Los Angeles Unfiied School District.
Total enrollment, student racial percentages, and number of schools are for the 2025-2026 school year, unless otherwise noted.
Total student enrollment, including special, adult and early education and charter schools. As large a number as this is, the district's peak enrollment was 747,009 in the 2003-2004 school year.
Rank among largest school districts in the nation. LAUSD is only second to the New York City Department of Education.
Percent of pupils who are Latino.
| Racial/Ethnic Group of Pupils (2024-2025) | Percent |
|---|---|
| Latino | 72.7% |
| White | 10.0% |
| African American | 7.0% |
| Asian | 3.5% |
| Multi-Race | 2.1% |
| Filipino | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0.1% |
| Not Reported | 2.6% |
Three boys at school. Photo from Los Angeles Unfiied School District.
Number of different languages spoken by students, including English (2024-2025). The district offers dual language programs in Arabic, Armenian, French, Korean, Mandarin, Japanese and Spanish. In addition to these languages, it further offers World Languages and Cultures courses in American Sign Language, German, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Filipino and Russian.
Girls celebrate Korean culture. Photo from Los Angeles Unfiied School District.
Students who are English language learners (2024-2025). Mostly, these are Spanish-speakers (90%), but, also include Armenian, Korean, Tagalog, Russian, Farsi, Farsi, Arabic, Vietnamese, Bengali, Hebrew, and more than 77 other languages.
High school graduation rate (from a 2023-2024 cohort of students over their four years of high school).
LAUSD high school graduates. Photo from Los Angeles Unfiied School District.
Number of individual schools and education centers. Among these are 437 elementary schools, 78 middle schools, 87 senior high schools, 66 magnet schools, 12 special education schools, and 213 independent charter schools.
Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts in Downtown Los Angeles. Photo from Los Angeles Unfiied School District.
Number of K-12 teachers. There are also 767 adult education teachers and 569 early education teachers. LAUSD teachers account for about 41% of all public school teachers in Los Angeles County.
LAUSD teacher with student. Photo from Los Angeles Unfiied School District.
Number of LAUSD staff not full-time classroom teachers. Among these are 7,379 certified support staff (including counselors, librarians, etc.), 2,858 administrators and 36,413 classified staff (such as clerical, custodial, technicians, drivers, etc.). The district also employs 1,095 teaching assistants and 10,005 substitute teachers.
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced priced meals (2024-2025).
Meals for LAUSD students. Photo from Los Angeles Unfiied School District.
Total district expenses (2024-2025). General expenses include personnel costs, textbooks, insurance, supplies, technology, utilities, contracting services, capital costs and debt service.
General fund expenses per student.
LAUSD budget expeditures. Los Angeles Almanac chart.
Approximate number of students transported each school day on district school buses/vans in 2024. Among these were 11,900 Special Education students, 27,780 Magnet students, and 2,940 students, transported due to their route home being determined to be potentially hazardous. The district deployed its first ten electric school buses in 2021 to replace aging diesel buses. By 2025, the district operated 180 electric buses. In 2025, it operated 600 compressed natural gas (CNG) school buses - the largest such fleet in the nation.
Student transportation drivers. Photo from Los Angeles Unfiied School District.
Sources:
-- LAUSD Fingertip Facts
-- LAUSD Budget Services & Financial Planning
-- LAUSD Transportation Services Division
-- California Department of Education Data
Also see:
-- School Districts of Los Angeles County
-- Cost of Educating a Pupil, K-12, by School District
-- Ethnic Distribution of Pupil by School District
-- Pupil-Teacher Ratio and Average Class Size
