Laguna Beach Unified School District

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Laguna Beach Unified School District
Address
550 Blumont Street
Laguna Beach
, California
United States
District information
GradesK–12 [1]
SuperintendentJason Viloria
NCES District ID 0620370 [1]
Students and staff
Students2,634 (2020–2021) [1]
Teachers142.86 (FTE) [1]
Staff163.21 (FTE) [1]
Student–teacher ratio18.44:1 [1]
Other information
Website www.lbusd.org

Laguna Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) is a public school district that serves the city of Laguna Beach, California in Orange County, California, United States. The school district also serves portions of Aliso Viejo, Laguna Woods and Newport Beach, [2] though students in the Aliso Viejo portion, as well as the small portion of Laguna Beach that borders El Toro Road can also attend the Capistrano Unified School District. The LBUSD oversees one high school (Laguna Beach High School), one middle school (Thurston Middle School) and two elementary schools (El Morro Elementary School and Top of the World Elementary School). For the 2012–2013 academic year, enrollment was 3045 students with approximately 250 students enrolled at each grade level from K to 12. [3]

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