At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
62,644
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
81
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
23.7:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$18,419
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$11,220
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
KG–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 64,871
- Teachers (FTE)
- 3,038.73
- Student–teacher ratio
- 21.3:1
What current records say about Long Beach Unified
Long Beach Unified operates 81 current public-school records serving grades KG–12 in Long Beach, California. NCES reports 62,644 students and 2,647.07 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within California agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 5 of 977 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $18,419 in current expenditure per pupil and $11,220 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 433 of 974 in California. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 16.3%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 11%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 2,647.07
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $1,207,436,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Long Beach Unified
Long Beach, California
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 33.8289, -118.2138
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White11.8%
- Hispanic59.2%
- Black12.1%
- Asian10.2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
- Multiracial5.6%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Long Beach Unified
81 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 81 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addams Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 717 | 24.3:1 | |
| Alvarado Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 390 | 26:1 | |
| Avalon K-12 | OtherKG–12 | 443 | 17.4:1 | |
| Bancroft Middle | Middle06–08 | 806 | 22.7:1 | |
| Barton Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 418 | 26.1:1 | |
| Birney Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 501 | 21.8:1 | |
| Bixby Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 548 | 27.4:1 | |
| Bobbie Smith Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 635 | 27:1 | |
| Bryant Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 364 | 24.3:1 | |
| Burbank Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 538 | 26.2:1 | |
| Burcham Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 412 | 26.6:1 | |
| Cabrillo High | High09–12 | 1,652 | 19.9:1 | |
| California Academy of Mathematics and Science | High09–12 | 673 | 24.8:1 | |
| Carver Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 562 | 26.8:1 | |
| Chavez Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 312 | 19.5:1 | |
| Cleveland Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 450 | 26.5:1 | |
| Cubberley K-8 | ElementaryKG–08 | 951 | 24.6:1 | |
| Dooley Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 662 | 27.1:1 | |
| Edison Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 426 | 24.3:1 | |
| Educational Partnership High | High09–12 | 331 | 18.4:1 | |
| Emerson Parkside Academy | ElementaryKG–05 | 356 | 20:1 | |
| Ernest S. McBride Sr. High | High09–12 | 682 | 23.5:1 | |
| Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science | High09–12 | 552 | 24.8:1 | |
| Franklin Classical Middle | Middle06–08 | 991 | 23.4:1 |