Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center
Public high school, grade 12 · Los Angeles, California
Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center in Los Angeles, California enrolled 196 students in 2024-25 with 19.3 full-time teachers, 10.2 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (California: 86.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%
178 students in 2022-23, 189 students in 2023-24, 196 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.3 to 19.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 178 | 17.3 | 10.3 |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 17.3 | 10.9 |
| 2024-25 | 196 | 19.3 | 10.2 |
10.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 of every 100 California high schools
Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center enrolled 164 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent41.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.5% of students were Hispanic, 18.5% Black, 1.5% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic78.5%
- Black18.5%
- White1.5%
- Asian1.0%
- Two or more races0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
under 50% of the 6 students in Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | California | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | under 50% | 84% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 6 | 32,396 | 495,492 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Los Angeles
149 public high schools in Los Angeles report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Senior High | 2,293 | 21.3 | 60.5% |
| James A. Garfield Senior High | 2,237 | 17.6 | 88.6% |
| Alexander Hamilton Senior High | 2,055 | 17.4 | 71.1% |
| Eagle Rock High | 2,031 | 19.8 | 46.2% |
| John C. Fremont Senior High | 1,889 | 19.0 | 96.0% |
| John Marshall Senior High | 1,842 | 19.3 | 67.5% |
| Theodore Roosevelt Senior High | 1,678 | 19.5 | 92.8% |
| Santee Education Complex | 1,582 | 19.8 | 91.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center
- Animo Compton CharterThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 372 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- New Designs Charter School-WattsThe next nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 194 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center with Animo Compton CharterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Los Angeles Unified School District spends per student$22,606 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,606
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaBenjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center is the number 1,367 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,367 of 2,112
- California schools by students per teacher10.2 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.10.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center
How many students attend Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center?
196 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 178 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Los Angeles, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center?
10.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center a Title I school?
Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.What is the graduation rate at Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center?
under 50% of the 6 students in Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center in?
Los Angeles Unified School District, NCES district ID 0622710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062271007750 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.