Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- The Los Angeles public school district has paid $ 27 million to settle 58 of 191 students ' lawsuits alleging they were victims of sexually lewd acts by an elementary school teacher , a school spokesman said Tuesday . Two other lawsuits in the Miramonte Elementary School case have been settled but are pending court approval , said Sean Rossall , spokesman for the office of General Counsel 's office for the Los Angeles Unified School District . The almost $ 27.3 million in payments works out to approximately $ 470,000 per child , according to the district . In March , David Holmquist , the district 's general counsel , confirmed the settlements in 58 cases but declined to state the exact financial figure other than say the amount was in the `` multimillions . '' At that time , Holmquist described the agreements as `` good settlements . '' The students ' claims were filed in the wake of charges against former Miramonte Elementary School teacher Mark Berndt , 62 , who pleaded not guilty last year to allegations he put young students in bondage and then photographed them with semen-filled spoons held at their mouths and 3-inch cockroaches crawling across their faces . Berndt is being held on $ 23 million bail and faces 23 felony counts of lewd acts on a child . The 23 alleged victims were between 7 and 10 years old , and all but two of them were girls , the Los Angeles County District Attorney 's Office has said . Several of the plaintiffs ' attorneys could n't say for certain in March whether any of the 23 alleged victims in the criminal case are among the 58 civil settlements . California school district hires firm to monitor student 's social media .
Los Angeles Unified School District pays out almost $ 27.3 million to 58 students . Score: 6 A former teacher at Miramonte Elementary has pleaded not guilty to sexually lewd acts .