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Districts and Schools
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Context
Executive Summary: Districts and Schools
There Are Almost 200 Districts and 3,500 Schools in the Five County Region
Districts
Understanding District Size and Type (4 Charts)
  1. Most districts in the Five County Region are unified school districts.
  2. The ten largest districts in the Five County Region vary wildly in size.
  3. Median district size grew due to increases in number of school age children.
  4. Los Angeles Unified School District is significantly larger than other districts.
Districts and Minority Students (2 Charts)
  1. Most districts have significant proportions of minority students.
  2. Most students attend districts with high proportions of minority students.
Districts and Poverty (2 Charts)
  1. In the Five County Region, districts have varying proportions of students who are poor.
  2. In Los Angeles County, most students attend districts with high poverty.
Districts and English Learners (2 Charts)
  1. Most districts have some English learners.
  2. Most students attend districts with few English learners.
District Operating Expenditures (2 Charts)
  1. In the Five County Region, districts have varying total expenditures per student.
  2. Most students attend districts spending $7,000-9,000 per student.
Schools
Basic School Demographics (3 Charts)
  1. The number of schools has grown steadily the last ten years.
  2. Student enrollment has increased over 25% in the last decade.
  3. The number of schools has increased less than 15% in the last decade.
Understanding Elementary School Size (2 Charts)
  1. Most elementary schools enroll 500-999 students.
  2. Most elementary school students attend schools with 500-999 students.
Understanding Secondary School Size (2 Charts)
  1. Most secondary schools enroll less than 1,000 students.
  2. Most secondary school students attend schools with more than a 1,000 students.
Understanding Year-Round Schools (7 Charts)
  1. Most students attend traditional calendar schools.
  2. Year-round schools have more minority students.
  3. Year-round schools have more poor students.
  4. Year-round schools have more English learners.
  5. Traditional-calendar schools have more full credentialed teachers.
  6. Traditional-calendar schools have teachers with more experience.
  7. Traditional-calendar schools have more teachers with at least BA +30 credit hours.
Schools and Minority Students (2 Charts)
  1. Most schools have significant proportions of minority students.
  2. Most students attend schools with high proportions of minority students.
Schools and Poverty (2 Charts)
  1. In the Los Angeles Unified School District, most schools are high poverty schools.
  2. In the Los Angeles Unified School District, most students attend schools with high poverty.
Schools and English Learners (2 Charts)
  1. Most schools have some English learners.
  2. Most students attend schools with few English learners.

Last Updated: July 31, 2005
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