Los Angeles Unified Enrollment Continues to Decline With 100,000 Students Lost in 7 Years

The ongoing decline can result in billions of dollars loss in funding for the 2023–24 school year, district officials previously estimated.

Students walk to their classrooms at a middle school in Los Angeles on Sept. 10, 2021. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

The Los Angeles Unified School District has seen the second largest percentage enrollment decline in California over the past several years, according to education news website The 74.

The district’s enrollment fell from 639,337 in the 2015–16 academic year to 538,295 in 2022–23, a nearly 16 percent drop, or loss of about 100,000 students, the education outlet reported, citing California Department of Education data.