Alameda Unified vs Los Angeles Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Alameda Unified Los Angeles Unified
Location Alameda, California Los Angeles, California
Total Enrollment 8,830 427,795
Number of Schools 15 784
Student:Teacher Ratio 23.6:1 19.4:1

Spending

Metric Alameda Unified Los Angeles Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $19,663 $25,877
Federal Revenue 8.0% 19.2%
State Revenue 39.0% 54.5%
Local Revenue 53.0% 26.3%
Alameda Unified
Federal State Local
Los Angeles Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Alameda Unified Los Angeles Unified
White 27.1% 8.7%
African American 6.0% 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino 18.2% 73.4%
Asian 29.2% 4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.2%
Multiracial 18.7% 5.1%
Free/Reduced Lunch 29.5% 79.3%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Alameda Unified Los Angeles Unified
AP Courses Offered 32 1,380
Schools with AP 2 121
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 542.8:1 266.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 22.3% 48.1%

School Types

Alameda Unified

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Los Angeles Unified

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 51
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.