Imperial Unified vs Los Angeles Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Imperial Unified Los Angeles Unified
Location Imperial, California Los Angeles, California
Total Enrollment 4,540 427,795
Number of Schools 6 784
Student:Teacher Ratio 27.8:1 19.4:1

Spending

Metric Imperial Unified Los Angeles Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $15,977 $25,877
Federal Revenue 11.2% 19.2%
State Revenue 67.3% 54.5%
Local Revenue 21.5% 26.3%
Imperial Unified
Federal State Local
Los Angeles Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Imperial Unified Los Angeles Unified
White 7.5% 8.7%
African American 0.3% 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino 90.7% 73.4%
Asian 0.9% 4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2%
Multiracial 0.6% 5.1%
Free/Reduced Lunch 51.6% 79.3%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Imperial Unified Los Angeles Unified
AP Courses Offered 7 1,380
Schools with AP 1 121
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 518.9:1 266.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 32.7% 48.1%

School Types

Imperial 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.