Mural on La Merced Elementary School in Montebello. Los Angeles Almanac Photo.
Also see:
-- Ethnic Distribution of Pupils by School District
-- Cost of Educating a Pupil, K-12, County-wide & by School District
-- Pupil-Teacher Ratio and Average Class Size by School District
The Los Angeles Unified School District is the second largest school district in the nation, second only to the New York City Dept. of Education. See LAUSD by the Numbers.
School Year for Data is Found in Notes
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Unified | Cerritos | Unified School District | 17,300 | 1,063 |
| Acton-Agua Dulce Unified | Acton | Unified School District | 13,620 | 67 |
| Alhambra Unified | Alhambra | Unified School District | 14,505 | 947 |
| Antelope Valley Union High | Lancaster | High School District | 21,578 | 1,040 |
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
| Arcadia Unified | Arcadia | Unified School District | 9,095 | 494 |
| Azusa Unified | Azusa | Unified School District | 5,809 | 407 |
| Baldwin Park Unified | Baldwin Park | Unified School District | 9,257 | 658 |
| Bassett Unified | La Puente | Unified School District | 2,691 | 187 |
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
| Bellflower Unified | Bellflower | Unified School District | 9,316 | 625 |
| Beverly Hills Unified | Beverly Hills | Unified School District | 2,984 | 281 |
| Bonita Unified | San Dimas | Unified School District | 9,885 | 581 |
| Burbank Unified | Burbank | Unified School District | 13,820 | 777 |
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
| Castaic Union | Valencia | Elementary School District | 1,882 | 111 |
| Centinela Valley Union High | Lawndale | High School District | 6,123 | 351 |
| Charter Oak Unified | Covina | Unified School District | 4,215 | 275 |
| Claremont Unified | Claremont | Unified School District | 6,011 | 368 |
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
| Compton Unified | Compton | Unified School District | 19,325 | 1,071 |
| Covina-Valley Unified | Covina | Unified School District | 10,929 | 661 |
| Culver City Unified | Culver City | Unified School District | 6,568 | 429 |
| Downey Unified | Downey | Unified School District | 22,661 | 1,280 |
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
| Duarte Unified | Duarte | Unified School District | 7,387 | 184 |
| East Whittier City | Whittier | Elementary School District | 7,379 | 530 |
| Eastside Union | Lancaster | Elementary School District | 3,023 | 203 |
| El Monte City | El Monte | Elementary School District | 6,670 | 485 |
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
| El Monte Union High | El Monte | High School District | 7,031 | 440 |
| El Rancho Unified | Pico Rivera | Unified School District | 6,702 | 427 |
| El Segundo Unified | El Segundo | Unified School District | 3,376 | 193 |
| Garvey | Rosemead | Elementary School District | 4,141 | 290 |
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
| Glendale Unified | Glendale | Unified School District | 25,281 | 1,359 |
| Glendora Unified | Glendora | Unified School District | 6,277 | 362 |
| Gorman Joint | Gorman | Elementary School District | 1,286 | 5 |
| Hacienda La Puente Unified | City of Industry | Unified School District | 15,148 | 968 |
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
| Hawthorne | Hawthorne | Elementary School District | 6,722 | 414 |
| Hermosa Beach City | Hermosa Beach | Elementary School District | 1,444 | 76 |
| Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary | Lake Hughes | Elementary School District | 187 | 10 |
| Inglewood Unified | Inglewood | Unified School District | 7,689 | 460 |
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
| Keppel Union | Pearblossom | Elementary School District | 3,109 | 141 |
| La Cañada Unified | La Cañada Flintridge | Unified School District | 4,006 | 224 |
| Lancaster | Lancaster | Elementary School District | 14,325 | 895 |
| Las Virgenes Unified | Calabasas | Unified School District | 9,923 | 564 |
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
| Lawndale Elementary | Lawndale | Elementary School District | 4,774 | 328 |
| Lennox | Lennox | Elementary School District | 5,361 | 271 |
| Little Lake City | Santa Fe Springs | Elementary School District | 3,354 | 243 |
| Long Beach Unified | Long Beach | Unified School District | 61,679 | 3,783 |
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
| Los Angeles County Office of Education | Downey | County Office of Education | 9,166 | 993 |
| Los Angeles Unified | Los Angeles | Unified School District | 497,105 | 31,765 |
| Los Nietos | Whittier | Elementary School District | 1,179 | 84 |
| Lowell Joint‡ | Whittier | Elementary School District | 2,963 | 177 |
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
| Lynwood Unified | Lynwood | Unified School District | 10,373 | 693 |
| Manhattan Beach Unified | Manhattan Beach | Unified School District | 5,905 | 348 |
| Monrovia Unified | Monrovia | Unified School District | 4,699 | 304 |
| Montebello Unified | Montebello | Unified School District | 18,445 | 1,271 |
| Mountain View | El Monte | Elementary School District | 4,138 | 348 |
| Newhall | Valencia | Elementary School District | 5,989 | 352 |
| Norwalk-La Mirada Unified | Norwalk | Unified School District | 14,032 | 878 |
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
| Palmdale | Palmdale | Elementary School District | 20,875 | 1,078 |
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
| Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | Palos Verdes Estates | Unified School District | 10,179 | 601 |
| Paramount Unified | Paramount | Unified School District | 11,284 | 842 |
| Pasadena Unified | Pasadena | Unified School District | 14,158 | 926 |
| Pomona Unified | Pomona | Unified School District | 20,058 | 1,908 |
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
| Redondo Beach Unified | Redondo Beach | Unified School District | 9,412 | 548 |
| Rosemead Elementary | Rosemead | Elementary School District | 2,251 | 140 |
| Rowland Unified | Rowland Heights | Unified School District | 13,514 | 744 |
| San Gabriel Unified | San Gabriel | Unified School District | 4,554 | 305 |
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
| San Marino Unified | San Marino | Unified School District | 3,265 | 177 |
| Santa Monica-Malibu Unified | Santa Monica | Unified School District | 8,526 | 658 |
| Saugus Union | Santa Clarita | Elementary School District | 9,113 | 462 |
| South Pasadena Unified | South Pasadena | Unified School District | 4,679 | 245 |
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
| South Whittier | Whittier | Elementary School District | 2,214 | 167 |
| Sulphur Springs Union | Canyon Country | Elementary School District | 5,170 | 341 |
| Temple City Unified | Temple City | Unified School District | 5,287 | 275 |
| Torrance Unified | Torrance | Unified School District | 22,014 | 1,250 |
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
| Valle Lindo | South El Monte | Elementary School District | 850 | 48 |
| Walnut Valley Unified | Walnut | Unified School District | 14,302 | 744 |
| West Covina Unified | West Covina | Unified School District | 15,063 | 500 |
| Westside Union | Quartz Hill | Elementary School District | 8,971 | 475 |
| District | District Office | District Type | Enrollment* | Certified Staff† |
| Whittier City | Whittier | Elementary School District | 5,256 | 342 |
| Whittier Union High | Whittier | High School District | 9,562 | 562 |
| William S. Hart Union High | Santa Clarita | High School District | 20,995 | 1,145 |
| Wilsona Elementary | Palmdale | Elementary School District | 1,232 | 82 |
| Wiseburn Unified | El Segundo | Unified School District | 5,153 | 152 |
N/A Data not available.
* Enrollment for school year 2025-2026.
† CERTIFIED STAFF (for school year 2024-2025): Those certified to be teachers, school administrators, librarians, counselors, school psychologists, or other educational professionals.
‡ Lowell Joint School District straddles both Los Angeles and Orange Counties. In L.A. County, the district serves the easternmost portion of Whittier, La Habra Heights, and the unincorporated community of East Whittier. In Orange County, the district serves a portion of La Habra.
Source: California Dept. of Education
Also see: Ethnic Distribution of Pupils by School District - Los Angeles County
Los Nietos School District is the oldest school district in Los Angeles County and third oldest in California (following San Francisco and Sacramento). It has acted as a school district under the laws of the State of California since August 12, 1861.
School No. 1 was the first public school in Los Angeles, opened on March 19, 1855, at the corner of Second and Spring Streets. Girls and boys were taught in separate classrooms.
