An equity score of 79/100 ranks Lawndale Elementary #103 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,161 per pupil, Lawndale Elementary ranks #284 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,563
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$22,161
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lawndale Elementary operates 8 public schools serving 4,563 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 2 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,161 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 8.1% local, 75.5% state, and 16.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 79/100, ranked #103 of 1526 in California against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 360.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% African American, 5.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lucille J. Smith Elementary, with a diversity index of 47.0/100.
Its largest campus is Will Rogers Middle, enrolling 799 students (19% of the district's total enrollment).
Will Rogers Middle accounts for 17.5% of all Lawndale Elementary student enrollment
That concentration means Lawndale Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: middle. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Lawndale Elementary school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Lawndale Elementary school enrollment ranges from 331 students (lowest) to 799 students (highest), a spread of 468 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Lawndale Elementary student-counselor ratio is 361:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Lawndale Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 35.2% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.