Los Angeles Unified School District welcomed most students in Los Angeles County in 2023-24 school year

Los Angeles Unified School District had the highest enrollment among Los Angeles County school districts, welcoming 528,476 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.4% of them were boys, and 48.6% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic or Latino, making up 73.9% of Los Angeles Unified School District’s total enrollment.

Among the 82 districts in Los Angeles County, Long Beach Unified School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 63,858 students, while Glendale Unified School District welcomed 25,007 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Los Angeles Unified School District roughly covers schools within Los Angeles County and has a main office in Los Angeles.

In the previous school year, Los Angeles Unified School District also had the highest number of students among Los Angeles County districts.

After peaking at 6.3 million in the early 2000s, public school enrollment in California has marked its seventh consecutive decline in the 2023-24 school year, with projections indicating it could fall to approximately 5.2 million by the 2033-34 school year. This trend is attributed to lower birth rates, slowed immigration, and families relocating out of state due to high housing costs. Rural and coastal districts have been particularly affected, facing tough decisions such as school closures and staffing reductions.

Although chronic absenteeism in California decreased in 2023, it remains double the pre-pandemic rate. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, chronic absenteeism in the state public schools reached 25% in 2023, up from 12% in 2019.