Los Angeles Unified vs Porterville Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Los Angeles Unified Porterville Unified
Location Los Angeles, California Porterville, California
Total Enrollment 427,795 14,208
Number of Schools 784 22
Student:Teacher Ratio 19.4:1 22.1:1

Spending

Metric Los Angeles Unified Porterville Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $25,877 $18,726
Federal Revenue 19.2% 20.8%
State Revenue 54.5% 66.8%
Local Revenue 26.3% 12.4%
Los Angeles Unified
Federal State Local
Porterville Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Los Angeles Unified Porterville Unified
White 8.7% 8.6%
African American 8.2% 0.3%
Hispanic or Latino 73.4% 86.0%
Asian 4.5% 1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 1.9%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 5.1% 1.5%
Free/Reduced Lunch 79.3% 82.8%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Los Angeles Unified Porterville Unified
AP Courses Offered 1,380 26
Schools with AP 121 5
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 266.4:1 407.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 48.1% 43.2%

School Types

Los Angeles Unified

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 51
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Porterville Unified

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 3
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Explore PlainSchools

Related

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.