School district · Arizona

Tempe Union High School District (4287)

Tempe Union High School District (4287) in Arizona: 8 public schools with 11,726 students and 21.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,253 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
11,726
Students per teacher
21.1
AZ 17.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,253
AZ $12.1K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
557
Counselors (FTE)
31.0
Students per counselor
378
AZ 467 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
8.8
Librarians (FTE): 7.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$7.2K15
$7.5K16
$8.0K17
$7.9K18
$8.6K19
$9.1K20
$9.1K21
$9.4K22
$11.4K23
$12.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
8.4% · $15.7M
State
28% · $53.3M
Local
63% · $118.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$5,830
Support services
$6,024
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$37.1M
Long-term debt
$107.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

High schools: 8
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
9–120—
9–122,60023.4
9–122,76122.4
9–121,40819.0
9–121,78121.7
9–121,57020.1
TapbiFully virtual
9–1217517.5
9–121,43118.3

Sources

Address
500 W Guadalupe Rd, Tempe, AZ 85283
Phone
(480)839-0292
Website