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Los Alamitos Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Seal Beach and Los Alamitos, and parts of Cypress.
Students
8,702
Schools
9
Spent per student
$16,169
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Debt
$289.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Los Alamitos Unified School District
- School Grade A: better than 92% of California districts
- Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 34 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts above the state
- Spends 24% less per student than the CA average
- 25 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6.3% since 2020
- Debt of $289.3M, about $33,241 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Avalon.
K–12Avalon K-12Long Beach Unified School District
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency57%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$16,169 per student · 24% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 31%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 49%State 44%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
9,283’20
9,106’21
8,906’22
8,899’23
8,702’24
Down 6.3% since 2020.
Students
White 37%Hispanic 30%Asian 17%Two or more races 12%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
9 public schools.
J. H. McGaugh Elementary
A−721 students23:1
Francis Hopkinson Elementary
D−642 students26:1
Jack L. Weaver Elementary
640 students26:1
Los Alamitos Elementary
C625 students24:1
Richard Henry Lee Elementary
603 students26:1
Rossmoor Elementary
540 students26:1
Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle
C1,018 students26:1
Oak Middle
998 students26:1
Los Alamitos High
A2,915 students25:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove, Stanton, Westminster
$21,521per student
Huntington Beach Union High School DistrictGarden Grove, Huntington Beach, Westminster
$18,463per student
Anaheim Union High School DistrictBuena Park, La Palma, Stanton
$20,079per student
Long Beach Unified School DistrictLakewood, Long Beach
$21,042per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.