Lakeside Union vs Los Angeles Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Lakeside Union Los Angeles Unified
Location Bakersfield, California Los Angeles, California
Total Enrollment 1,570 427,795
Number of Schools 2 784
Student:Teacher Ratio 26.6:1 19.4:1

Spending

Metric Lakeside Union Los Angeles Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $12,754 $25,877
Federal Revenue 6.3% 19.2%
State Revenue 63.4% 54.5%
Local Revenue 30.3% 26.3%
Lakeside Union
Federal State Local
Los Angeles Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Lakeside Union Los Angeles Unified
White 10.0% 8.7%
African American 5.3% 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino 68.3% 73.4%
Asian 9.1% 4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2%
Multiracial 6.8% 5.1%
Free/Reduced Lunch 57.5% 79.3%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Lakeside Union Los Angeles Unified
AP Courses Offered 1,380
Schools with AP 0 121
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 1695:1 266.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 42.4% 48.1%

School Types

Lakeside Union

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.