📍 1730 S Mill Ave, Tempe, Maricopa County, 85281
Tempe High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tempe, Maricopa County. The school has 1,584 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tempe Union High School District (4287) school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 79.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
Tempe High School enrolls 1,584 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 79.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Black or African American and 6.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,133 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 191 | 12% |
| White | 110 | 6.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 58 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 32 | 2% |
| Asian | 17 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
806 of the school's 1,584 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tempe High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-40.
Tempe High School is one of 8 schools in Tempe Union High School District (4287), based in TEMPE, Arizona. The district serves 11,726 students district-wide and employs 591 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,584 students, Tempe High School is close to the district average of about 1,466 students per school.
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