L.A. Unified Schools and Centers

Primary School Centers 19, Elementary Schools 448, Middle Schools 81, Senior High Schools 94, Option Schools 54, Magnet Schools 49, Multi-level Schools 25, Special Education Schools 13, Home/Hospital 2, K-12 Magnet Centers (on regular campuses) 177, Charter Schools 224, Other Schools and Centers 120, Grand Total 1,306.

Individual schools vary widely in enrollment size. Elementary schools range from less than 200 to more than 1,100 pupils. Middle schools run up to 1,800 students and high schools to more than 2,500 students.

Student Characteristics

In all, 94 languages other than English are spoken in L.A. Unified schools. The district has 157,619 students who are learning to speak English proficiently. Their primary languages are Spanish (92.5% of English learners), Armenian (1.1%), Korean (1%) Tagalog, Cantonese, Arabic, Vietnamese and Russian, each accounting for less than 1% of total. The district also has more than 7,000 foster care students.

Information courtesy of L.A.Unified Office of Communications.

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