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Hemet, California - 28 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Hemet Unified #682 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,767 per pupil, Hemet Unified ranks #788 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
22,372
Total Enrollment
28
Schools
$15,767
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hemet Unified operates 28 public schools serving 22,372 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 17 elementary, 4 high, 4 middle, 3 combined schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Riverside County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,767 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.5% local, 60.2% state, and 15.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 53/100, ranked #682 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 5 of 28 schools offering Advanced Placement (66 AP courses district-wide), a 589.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 50.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% White, 6.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Western Center Academy, with a diversity index of 66.0/100.
Its largest campus is Hemet High, enrolling 2,414 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cottonwood, at 197 students, a 12x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hemet Unified school enrollment varies 12× across entities
Hemet Unified school enrollment ranges from 197 students (lowest) to 2,414 students (highest), a spread of 2,217 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hemet Unified has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 72.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Hemet Unified student-counselor ratio is 590:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Hemet Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 50.4% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.