Heartland Charter District vs Los Angeles Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Heartland Charter District Los Angeles Unified
Location Maricopa, California Los Angeles, California
Total Enrollment 4,700 427,795
Number of Schools 1 784
Student:Teacher Ratio 30.1:1 19.4:1

Spending

Metric Heartland Charter District Los Angeles Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $11,144 $25,877
Federal Revenue 10.0% 19.2%
State Revenue 82.8% 54.5%
Local Revenue 7.2% 26.3%
Heartland 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 Heartland Charter District Los Angeles Unified
White 57.6% 8.7%
African American 1.4% 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino 30.3% 73.4%
Asian 1.4% 4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Multiracial 8.9% 5.1%
Free/Reduced Lunch 36.3% 79.3%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Heartland Charter District Los Angeles Unified
AP Courses Offered 41 1,380
Schools with AP 1 121
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 2985:1 266.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 0.2% 48.1%

School Types

Heartland 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.