Horizon Charter District vs Los Angeles Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Horizon Charter District Los Angeles Unified
Location Lincoln, California Los Angeles, California
Total Enrollment 1,508 427,795
Number of Schools 1 784
Student:Teacher Ratio 21.5:1 19.4:1

Spending

Metric Horizon Charter District Los Angeles Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $13,260 $25,877
Federal Revenue 1.1% 19.2%
State Revenue 44.0% 54.5%
Local Revenue 55.0% 26.3%
Horizon 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 Horizon Charter District Los Angeles Unified
White 52.2% 8.7%
African American 6.0% 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino 23.1% 73.4%
Asian 4.7% 4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.2%
Multiracial 13.0% 5.1%
Free/Reduced Lunch 44.4% 79.3%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Horizon Charter District Los Angeles Unified
AP Courses Offered 10 1,380
Schools with AP 1 121
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 878.5:1 266.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 4.4% 48.1%

School Types

Horizon 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.