$34 Million Los Angeles School Sits Vacant And Vandalized Since 2021
2nd November 2026
In 2003, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) had 703,000 students. “The district had been running year-round schedules, with the school year shortened by nearly a month, to accommodate its burgeoning student population,” reports the Los Angeles Times.
Over the last 23 years, district enrollment has declined by more than 50%. When it became obvious that enrollment had passed its peak, the LAUSD canceled 18 construction projects for new schools in 2007.
But one of those projects, zombie-like, came back from the dead. A charter school, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy, won approval from the school board to build a school at 1215 Miramar Avenue. The state had already earmarked the funds for a charter school, so LAUSD gave the project the green light.