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Hawthorne School District, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Hawthorne School District runs 11 public schools with 6,908 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 25.1 students per teacher is 3.2 higher than the California figure of 21.9.Listed in NCES data as "Hawthorne".

At a glance

Schools
11
Students
6,908
Teachers (FTE)
275
Students per teacher
25.1
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
14120 South Hawthorne Blvd., Hawthorne, CA 90250
County
Los Angeles County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0616680
State district ID
CA-1964592
Total staff (FTE)
691
School counselors (FTE)
15.0About 461 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
20.0
Charter schools
1
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district25.1
California21.9
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (7,581), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$143.9 million
Federal revenue
$25.3 million
State revenue
$93.9 million
Local revenue
$24.7 million
Total spending
$137.9 million
Spending per pupil
$18,189
Salaries
$62.6 million45.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$104.7 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 17.6%
  • State: 65.3%
  • Local: 17.2%

California overall

  • Federal: 13.4%
  • State: 51.6%
  • Local: 35.0%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,189
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Hawthorne School District

By level: 1 high, 3 middle, 7 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Bud Carson MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 860124.0
EucalyptusCEP schoolElementaryK to 570928.4
Hawthorne Math and Science AcademyCEP schoolCharterHigh9 to 1256723.6
Hawthorne MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 876124.5
JeffersonCEP schoolElementaryK to 554928.9
KornblumCEP schoolElementaryK to 556628.3
Prairie Vista MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 867425.9
RamonaCEP schoolElementaryK to 576725.6
WashingtonCEP schoolElementaryK to 541824.6
YorkCEP schoolElementaryK to 544918.7
Zela DavisCEP schoolElementaryK to 584326.3

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.