Enrollment Growth, Public and Private
More than 3.1 Million Children Attend the Five County Region’s K-12 System
Enrollment has grown steadily over the last decade.
Private school growth does not match growth in public school enrollments.
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Data Source: http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
- Enrollment in the Five County Region now exceeds 3 million students.
- More than 2/3 of a million more students have entered the system since 1993.
- Enrollment growth in Los Angeles Unified School District stagnated briefly in the early 1990s.
- Enrollment in both Los Angeles County and Outside Los Angeles County (Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, and Orange) has grown steadily, though enrollment in the outlying counties has grown more quickly.
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Data Source: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/si/ps/documents/prvtschlsca0405.doc and http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/si/ps/documents/prvtschlsca0304.pdf
- Public school enrollment has increased by more than 600,000 since the 1993-1994 school year.
- Private school enrollment grew by slightly less than 12,000, but in the past two years has declined to a level that is nearly the same as that of 1993-1994.
Enrollments and Minority Students
(2 Charts)
- Enrollment growth in the region is predominantly Latino.
- Racial/Ethnic composition of school enrollment differs from general population.
Enrollments and Poverty
(2 Charts)
- The number of students in poverty continues to grow.
- The proportion of students who are poor has leveled off since the mid-1990s.
Enrollments and English Learners
(2 Charts)
- The number of English learners continues to grow.
- The proportion of English learners has stabilized.