Unified School Districts

The district administers school district services for adults and youth, ages 5 to 18, who live in the City of Los Angeles and in parts of 26 adjacent municipalities. Services include basic public education; benefits assistance; homework help programs; a parent resource hotline, a school locator hotline, and a school crime reporting line to the school police department; special education programs; testing; parent workshops; and teaching information. See the separate entries for special divisions within the district: LAUSD Adult and Career Development. Geographic restrictions apply.

Special education services include ESL instruction for children and adults. The district operates a number of adult education and vocational training programs as well as early education children's centers.

The Parent Resource Network Hotline serves families whose children attend the LAUSD. The hotline helps parents become more knowledgeable and more efficient participants in their children's education. People may call the hotline to report minor children who are not enrolled in school. Hotline staff can also provide information regarding school geographical boundaries. The warmline is staffed by parents of students who are available to listen to the concerns of individual families and their childrens' educational needs; it also provides information about all district programs.

The school locator line provides listings of district schools within the caller's zip code area.

The School Police Department accepts calls from citizens about safety, loitering, and other concerns on the Watch Commander 24-hour reporting line.