Temecula Valley Unified

Public school district · Riverside County · California · NCES district ID 0600028

Temecula Valley Unified spent $14,165 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 88% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,855). Its 29 schools enrolled 25,507 students in 2024-25; 62.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,693 per student, up 10.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (California: 86.2%).

Spending per student among California districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Temecula Valley Unified in enrollment (24,456 to 27,748 students) and Temecula Valley Unified itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Temecula Valley Unified, FY23West Contra Costa Unified $19,122; Anaheim Union High $18,314; San Jose Unified $17,839; Desert Sands Unified $17,070; Glendale Unified $16,709; Lodi Unified $16,495; Orange Unified $15,133; Manteca Unified $14,789; Chino Valley Unified $14,518; Temecula Valley Unified $14,165; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12k14k16k18k20kWest Contra Costa Unified$19,122Anaheim Union High$18,314San Jose Unified$17,839Desert Sands Unified$17,070Glendale Unified$16,709Lodi Unified$16,495Orange Unified$15,133Manteca Unified$14,789Chino Valley Unified$14,518Temecula Valley Unified$14,165State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Temecula Valley Unified, FY23West Contra Costa Unified $19,122; Anaheim Union High $18,314; San Jose Unified $17,839; Desert Sands Unified $17,070; Glendale Unified $16,709; Lodi Unified $16,495; Orange Unified $15,133; Manteca Unified $14,789; Chino Valley Unified $14,518; Temecula Valley Unified $14,165; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12k14k16k18k20kWest Contra Costa Unified$19,122Anaheim Union High$18,314San Jose Unified$17,839Desert Sands Unified$17,070Glendale Unified$16,709Lodi Unified$16,495Orange Unified$15,133Manteca Unified$14,789Chino Valley Unified$14,518Temecula Valley Unified$14,165State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Temecula Valley Unified, FY23West Contra Costa Unified $19,122; Anaheim Union High $18,314; San Jose Unified $17,839; Desert Sands Unified $17,070; Glendale Unified $16,709; Lodi Unified $16,495; Orange Unified $15,133; Manteca Unified $14,789; Chino Valley Unified $14,518; Temecula Valley Unified $14,165; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12k16k20kWest Contra Costa Unified$19,122Anaheim Union High$18,314San Jose Unified$17,839Desert Sands Unified$17,070Glendale Unified$16,709Lodi Unified$16,495Orange Unified$15,133Manteca Unified$14,789Chino Valley Unified$14,518Temecula Valley Unified$14,165State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Temecula Valley Unified, FY23West Contra Costa Unified $19,122; Anaheim Union High $18,314; San Jose Unified $17,839; Desert Sands Unified $17,070; Glendale Unified $16,709; Lodi Unified $16,495; Orange Unified $15,133; Manteca Unified $14,789; Chino Valley Unified $14,518; Temecula Valley Unified $14,165; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.12k16k20kWest Contra Costa Unified$19,122Anaheim Union High$18,314San Jose Unified$17,839Desert Sands Unified$17,070Glendale Unified$16,709Lodi Unified$16,495Orange Unified$15,133Manteca Unified$14,789Chino Valley Unified$14,518Temecula Valley Unified$14,165State median, 1,000+ students $16,855

Where the money came from

$489,319,000 in revenue: 62.6% state, 31.4% local and 6.1% federal. Total spending including $45,654,000 of capital outlay was $433,477,000, or $16,334 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Temecula Valley Unified revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $306,131,000; Local $153,409,000; Federal $29,779,000; total $489,319,000.
  • State$306,131,000 63%
  • Local$153,409,000 31%
  • Federal$29,779,000 6%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 646 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

26,510 students in 2022-23, 25,882 students in 2023-24, 25,507 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Temecula Valley Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 26,510, 2023-24: 25,882, 2024-25: 25,507010k20k30k2022-2326,5102023-2425,8822024-2525,507
Temecula Valley Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 26,510, 2023-24: 25,882, 2024-25: 25,507010k20k30k2022-2326,5102023-2425,8822024-2525,507
Temecula Valley Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 26,510, 2023-24: 25,882, 2024-25: 25,507010k20k30k2022-2326,5102023-2425,8822024-2525,507
Temecula Valley Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 26,510, 2023-24: 25,882, 2024-25: 25,507010k20k30k2022-2326,5102023-2425,8822024-2525,507

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326,5101110.423.9
2023-2425,8821090.823.7
2024-2525,5071086.523.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$137,398,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,177 per student

Temecula Valley Unified booked $137,398,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,110 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $123,735 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 86 in 100 California districts with a figure (state median $99,744, 1,149 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average California teacher salary at $87,275 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$108,980,00079.3%
Special education$23,532,00017.1%
Vocational$2,461,0001.8%
Other programs$2,425,0001.8%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,211 in 2018-19, $4,462 in 2019-20, $4,659 in 2020-21, $4,813 in 2021-22, $5,177 in 2022-23.

Temecula Valley Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,211, 2019-20: $4,462, 2020-21: $4,659, 2021-22: $4,813, 2022-23: $5,17702k4k6k2018-19$4,2112019-20$4,4622020-21$4,6592021-22$4,8132022-23$5,177
Temecula Valley Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,211, 2019-20: $4,462, 2020-21: $4,659, 2021-22: $4,813, 2022-23: $5,17702k4k6k2018-19$4,2112019-20$4,4622020-21$4,6592021-22$4,8132022-23$5,177
Temecula Valley Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,211, 2019-20: $4,462, 2020-21: $4,659, 2021-22: $4,813, 2022-23: $5,17702k4k6k2018-19$4,2112019-20$4,4622020-21$4,6592021-22$4,8132022-23$5,177
Temecula Valley Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,211, 2019-20: $4,462, 2020-21: $4,659, 2021-22: $4,813, 2022-23: $5,17702k4k6k2018-19$4,2112019-20$4,4622020-21$4,6592021-22$4,8132022-23$5,177

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Temecula Valley Unified scored proficient or above: 62% in reading and 44% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtCaliforniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts62%45%11,708
Math44%34%11,707

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

94% of the 2,376 students in Temecula Valley Unified's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate94%86.2%
Students in the class2,376495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

18 elementary schools, 10,507 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Alamos Elementary79922.825.0%Not reported
French Valley Elementary75522.229.0%Not reported
Ysabel Barnett Elementary75323.532.0%Not reported
Temecula Luiseno Elementary73824.628.7%Not reported
Tony Tobin Elementary71823.221.2%Not reported
Nicolas Valley Elementary69123.038.4%Not reported
Susan La Vorgna Elementary64924.035.4%Not reported
Vail Elementary56322.557.9%Not reported
Abby Reinke Elementary55922.423.8%Not reported
Paloma Elementary54721.930.2%Not reported
Temecula Elementary52223.764.2%Not reported
Crowne Hill Elementary51921.229.5%Not reported
The other 6 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Vintage Hills Elementary51223.332.4%Not reported
Pauba Valley Elementary51023.238.4%Not reported
Red Hawk Elementary49623.635.1%Not reported
Rancho Elementary48424.226.4%Not reported
Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary43823.120.8%Not reported
Home INstead INnovation Academy25417.740.6%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

6 middle schools, 5,697 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bella Vista Middle1,24922.930.1%Not reported
Temecula Middle1,01225.324.3%Not reported
Erle Stanley Gardner Middle1,00823.929.6%Not reported
James L. Day Middle93222.935.7%Not reported
Vail Ranch Middle76521.224.3%Not reported
Margarita Middle73122.048.6%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

5 high schools, 9,303 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Chaparral High3,13626.332.7%Not reported
Great Oak High2,94625.022.0%Not reported
Temecula Valley High2,73923.531.3%Not reported
Susan H. Nelson30624.633.0%Not reported
Rancho Vista High17611.755.1%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Temecula Valley Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Temecula Valley Unified

  1. California districts by spending per studentTemecula Valley Unified ranks 567 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,165).#567 of 646
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaTemecula Valley Unified is the number 32 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 26,538 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#32 of 1,991
  3. Lodi UnifiedThe next larger California district: 27,323 students in fall 2022, $16,495 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,495
  4. Desert Sands UnifiedThe next smaller California district: 26,379 students in fall 2022, $17,070 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,070
  5. Compare Temecula Valley Unified with Lodi UnifiedEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Chaparral High, its largest high school3,136 students in 2024-25, 26.3 per teacher.3,136
  7. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaTemecula Valley Unified spent $123,735 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$123,735
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Temecula Valley Unified

  1. How many schools and students are in Temecula Valley Unified?
    29 schools were open in 2024-25 (18 elementary, 6 middle, 5 high), enrolling 25,507 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Temecula Valley Unified spend per student?
    $14,165 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the California median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,855 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,693 per student, up 10.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Temecula Valley Unified's money come from?
    $489,319,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 62.6% state, 31.4% local and 6.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Temecula Valley Unified live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,864 of the 34,134 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.5%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Temecula Valley Unified spend on teacher salaries?
    $137,398,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,177 per student. Divided by the 1,110 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $123,735 per teacher, more than 86 in 100 California districts (state median $99,744). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average California teacher salary at $87,275 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Temecula Valley Unified do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Temecula Valley Unified scored proficient or above: 62% in reading and 44% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Temecula Valley Unified?
    94% of the 2,376 students in Temecula Valley Unified's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Temecula Valley Unified's NCES district ID?
    0600028. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25