Long Beach Unified School District

Long Beach Unified School District
Location
Southern California
, California
United States
District information
GradesK-12
Established1885; 139 years ago (1885)
SuperintendentJill Baker[1]
Schools94
Other information
Websitewww.lbschools.net

The Long Beach Unified School District is a school district headquartered in Long Beach, California, United States. Established in 1885, Long Beach Unified School District now educates 81,000 students in 84 public schools in the cities of Long Beach, Lakewood, Signal Hill, Carson, and Avalon on Catalina Island. The school district is the third largest in California and serves one of the most diverse large cities in the United States. The student population is 53.1 percent Hispanic, 15.6 percent African American, 15.2 percent white, 11.2 percent Asian, 3 percent multi-race, 1.7 percent Pacific Islander and 0.2 percent Native American. More than two-thirds of the student population come from lower-income households and qualify for free and reduced price meals. The school district employs more than 8,000 people, making it the largest employer in Long Beach.

The district territory includes the vast majority of Long Beach, all of Signal Hill, and portions of Lakewood, as well as Santa Catalina Island, Avalon included. It has no territory in Carson,[2] even though LBUSD operates one school, California Academy of Mathematics and Science, there.[3]

  1. ^ "Superintendent of Schools - Home". Long Beach Unified School District. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Los Angeles County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 10, 12-14 (PDF pp. 11, 13-15/19). Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  3. ^ "Home". California Academy of Mathematics and Science. Retrieved 2023-11-23. 1000 E. Victoria Street Carson CA 90747