Teachers outside the Los Angeles Unified School District tend to have stronger educational backgrounds.

Data Source: http://www.cde.ca.gov/demographics/files/paif.htm

• The most common level of education for teachers in the region is a Bachelor's degree plus 30 credit hours.
• The most common level of education for Los Angeles Unified District teachers is a simple Bachelor's degree.
• More than three-quarters of teachers in the region are at or above the "BA plus 30" level of education.
• The proportion of teachers reaching that threshold in LAUSD barely exceeds one-half.

Other Points (Not Shown on Chart):

• Schools outside the LAUSD have teachers with stronger educational backgrounds.
• The region's uneven distribution of well-prepared teachers is clearer at the school level than at the district or county level.
• It is very unusual for a LAUSD school to have more than two-thirds of its teachers reach the "BA plus 30" threshold.
• Outside of Los Angeles County, the overwhelming majority of schools have staffs with more than two-thirds of their teachers at or above that threshold.
• Looking at the schools one-by-one shows the wide variation in what proportion of a school's teachers reach the "BA plus 30" threshold.
• Some schools have less than 20% at or above the threshold, while a substantial number have 100%.

Last Updated: July 27, 2005