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Tempe Union High School District (4287)

Tempe, Arizona · Public school district · #21 of 108 Arizona districts by enrollment

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11,726

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,009

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Arizona median

21.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Arizona median 18.5

Tempe Union High School District (4287) is a public school district based in Tempe, Arizona, serving 11,726 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #21 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 81% of them. Its schools average 1,466 students each, more than the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $9,009 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 21.1 students per teacher.

How Tempe Union High School District (4287) compares

Tempe Union High School District (4287)Arizona median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,009

Arizona median $9,361 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$4,820

Arizona median $5,141 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Students per school1,466

Arizona median 512 · 186% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher21.1

Arizona median 18.5 · 14% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor378

Arizona median 512 · 26% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$146.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 10%State 20%Local 70%

Measure	Tempe Union High School District (4287)	Arizona median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,009	$9,361	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$4,820	$5,141	FY2020-21
Total spending	$139.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$146.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	556	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,253	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	21.1	18.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	378	512	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Arizona median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Arizona

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Higley Unified School District (4248)Gilbert	12,387	16	$8,091	16.6	#20
Tempe Union High School District (4287)Tempe · this district	11,726	8	$9,009	21.1	#21
Amphitheater Unified District (4406)Tucson	11,277	22	$10,713	15.0	#22
Yuma Union High School District (4507)Yuma	11,217	8	$8,269	23.8	#23
Litchfield Elementary District (4281)Litchfield Park	10,755	19	$8,553	20.2	#24

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
St Charles CUSD 303Saint Charles, IL	11,731	$18,087	13.3
Pickerington LocalPickerington, OH	11,729	$12,542	19.1
Del Valle ISDDel Valle, TX	11,715	$11,602	14.7
Spartanburg 06Roebuck, SC	11,714	$12,360	14.0

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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