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Templeton, California - 7 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Templeton Unified #1381 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,652 per pupil, Templeton Unified ranks #1486 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,258
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$12,652
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Templeton Unified operates 7 public schools serving 2,258 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 high, 3 elementary, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in San Luis Obispo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,652 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 53.3% local, 39.3% state, and 7.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 23/100, ranked #1381 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 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 301.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 19.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.6% White, 29.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Templeton Home, with a diversity index of 68.6/100.
Its largest campus is Templeton High, enrolling 725 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Eagle Canyon High, at 13 students, a 56x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Templeton High accounts for 32.1% of all Templeton Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Templeton 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.
Templeton Unified school enrollment varies 56× across entities
Templeton Unified school enrollment ranges from 13 students (lowest) to 725 students (highest), a spread of 712 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Templeton Unified student-counselor ratio is 301:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Templeton Unified is typically wider than the Templeton Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Templeton Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 19.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Templeton Unified is typically wider than the Templeton Unified-aggregate figure suggests.