Long Term Analysis of Students in the Southern California Five County Region
Students
- Enrollments Growth, Public and Private
- Enrollments and Ethnicity
- Enrollments and Poverty
- Enrollments and Language
- Enrollments in Large and Small Districts and Schools
Enrollments Growth, Public and Private
- Enrollment grew steadily until 2004-2005.
- Enrollment grew by more than a quarter from 1993-2005 and has since decreased to less than 20% growth.
- Private schools continue to be a minor component of education system in the region.
- Private school growth rates are negative, compared to 1993 enrollment numbers.
- Private school growth has not kept pace with growth in public school enrollments.
Enrollment grew steadily until 2004-2005.
- Enrollment in the region peaked at 3.19 million in 2004-2005.
- Enrollment has slowly, steadily decreased over the last decade, lowering to 3.03 million in 2014-2015.
- Los Angeles County enrollment has decreased while enrollment in the surrounding four counties has increased.
Enrollment grew by more than a quarter from 1993-2005 and has since decreased to less than 20% growth.
- The greatest cumulative increase in enrollment has been outside Los Angeles County.
- Enrollment growth rates in Los Angeles Unified have steadily decreased since peaking in 2003-2004.
- Enrollment growth rates outside Los Angeles County have stagnated around 35% since peaking at 36.5% in 2007-2008.
Private schools continue to be a minor component of education system in the region.
- Less than 10% of all students are in private schools.
- Private school enrollment has decreased since 1993.
Private schools growth rates are negative, compared to 1993 enrollment numbers.
- Private school enrollment in Los Angeles County fell from 212,954 in 1993-1994 to 160,337 in 2013-2014.
- Private school enrollment outside of Los Angeles County fell from 99,870 in 1993-1994 to 97,189 in 2013-2014.
Private school growth has not kept pace with growth in public school enrollments.
- Implication: educational improvement must rely on public sector.
Enrollments and Ethnicity
- Enrollment in the region is predominantly Hispanic/Latino.
- State public school ethnicity trends are similar to the Los Angeles Region.
Enrollment in the region is predominantly Hispanic/Latino.
- Hispanic/Latino enrollment has increased since 1993 by more than 600,000.
- White enrollment has decreased by more than 200,000.
- Asian/Pacific Islander enrollment has remained stagnant, peaking around 260,000 in 2005-2006.
- African American enrollment increased from 1993-2003 and has steadily decreased by about 80,000 over the last decade.
State public school ethnicity trends are similar to the Los Angeles Region.
- Hispanic/Latino enrollments surpassed White enrollments in 1996-1997.
Enrollments and Poverty
Report in progress.
Enrollments and Language
Report in progress.
Enrollments in Large and Small Districts and Schools
Report in progress.