School overview

Sara Coughlin Elementary

How the school is funded and what the current public budget shows. Part of Los Angeles Unified School District.

What drives this school's current budget?

The published FY 2026-27 plan totals $6.8 million and is shaped by student needs.

Sara Coughlin Elementary is a K-5 LAUSD school in Pacoima. Its FY 2026-27 budget plan for fund center 1501601 totals $6,783,972.

The Title I record lists a 95.04% poverty rate with CEP status and 364 projected low-income students.

The SENI summary lists $639,993 for services for low-income students, English learners, and foster youth.

LAUSD's elected Board governs district policy and the district budget; the fiscal records do not identify school-site council actions.

This is a funding plan rather than actual spending and does not establish a prior-year change.

FY 2026-27 planned budgetverified

6,783,972 dollars

Budgeted total enrollmentverified

397 students

Published budget plan

LAUSD published a $6,783,972 plan for fund center 1501601.

Next: LAUSD may publish a revised allocation or budget record during the school year.

General Fund unrestricted and restricted funds, specially funded programs, Title I, and SENI.

This overview is based on three official LAUSD fiscal publications for fund center 1501601.

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