El Centro Elementary vs Los Angeles Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric El Centro Elementary Los Angeles Unified
Location El Centro, California Los Angeles, California
Total Enrollment 5,256 427,795
Number of Schools 12 784
Student:Teacher Ratio 24.4:1 19.4:1

Spending

Metric El Centro Elementary Los Angeles Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $20,618 $25,877
Federal Revenue 23.1% 19.2%
State Revenue 67.6% 54.5%
Local Revenue 9.4% 26.3%
El Centro Elementary
Federal State Local
Los Angeles Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group El Centro Elementary Los Angeles Unified
White 2.4% 8.7%
African American 0.8% 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino 95.2% 73.4%
Asian 0.4% 4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2%
Multiracial 1.3% 5.1%
Free/Reduced Lunch 70.6% 79.3%

Academic Resources

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

Resource El Centro Elementary Los Angeles Unified
AP Courses Offered 1,380
Schools with AP 0 121
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 910.7:1 266.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 41.5% 48.1%

School Types

El Centro Elementary

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.