Barack Obama Charter District vs Los Angeles Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Barack Obama Charter District Los Angeles Unified
Location Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California
Total Enrollment 417 427,795
Number of Schools 1 784
Student:Teacher Ratio 26.1:1 19.4:1

Spending

Metric Barack Obama Charter District Los Angeles Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $13,396 $25,877
Federal Revenue 17.8% 19.2%
State Revenue 68.8% 54.5%
Local Revenue 13.4% 26.3%
Barack Obama Charter District
Federal State Local
Los Angeles Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Barack Obama Charter District Los Angeles Unified
White 0.3% 8.7%
African American 49.7% 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino 47.5% 73.4%
Asian 0.0% 4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2%
Multiracial 2.5% 5.1%
Free/Reduced Lunch 83.0% 79.3%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Barack Obama Charter District Los Angeles Unified
AP Courses Offered 1,380
Schools with AP 0 121
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 266.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 85.0% 48.1%

School Types

Barack Obama Charter District

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 1
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.