This document provides information on the number of secondary school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) who left school before graduating in the 1982-83 school term. Data on early leavers received from 132 high schools concerned: (1) grade; (2) sex; (3) date of birth; (4) ethnicity; and (5) reason for leaving. The following major findings are reported: (1) the 9,697 early leavers for 1982-83 represent a slight increase over previous years; (2) the majority of students leaving school before graduation were in grade 10; (3) continuation school students comprised 47 percent of the early leavers but regular school students comprised only 6 percent of the early leavers; (4) the majority of early leavers (65 percent) left during the second semester; (5) during the first semester, 12 percent of the early leavers left during the last month of the semester; and (6) year-round schools demonstrated excellent holding power when compared with regular and continuation schools. Statistical data are included on 11 tables. A copy of the LAUSD Record of Transfer form is appended. (FMW)