Los Angeles Unified School District

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California. It is the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. During the 2007-2008 school year, LAUSD served 694,288 students, and had 45,473 teachers and 38,494 other employees. It is the second largest employer in Los Angeles County, after the county government. The total school district budget for 2008-2009 was $13,645,600,000 US dollars. In enrollment breakdown by ethnic group, 73% of its students were of Hispanic origin and 11% of its students were African American. Caucasian students comprise 9% of the student population, while Asian students comprise 4%; students of Filipino origin form 2% of the student population. American Indian and Pacific Islanders together are less than 1%