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Temple City, California - 8 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Temple City Unified #1114 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,586 per pupil, Temple City Unified ranks #1311 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,227
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$13,586
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Temple City Unified operates 8 public schools serving 5,227 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,586 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.6% local, 53.3% state, and 11.1% 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 36/100, ranked #1114 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (28 AP courses district-wide), a 382.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.6% Asian, 29.8% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Temple City Virtual Academy, with a diversity index of 67.1/100.
Its largest campus is Temple City High, enrolling 1,779 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Temple City Virtual Academy, at 28 students, a 64x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Temple City High accounts for 33.8% of all Temple City Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Temple City Unified-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Temple City Unified school enrollment varies 64× across entities
Temple City Unified school enrollment ranges from 28 students (lowest) to 1,779 students (highest), a spread of 1,751 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Temple City Unified student-counselor ratio is 383:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Temple City Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 11.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Temple City Unified has 8 schools, including 2 high, 4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 5,227 students.
How much does Temple City Unified spend per student?
Temple City Unified spends $13,586 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #1114 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Temple City Unified?
Temple City Unified students are 56.6% Asian, 29.8% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% White, 0.4% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Temple City Unified?
Temple City Unified has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #1114 out of 1517 districts in California.