Total enrollment
26,315
-3,280 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
60 schools in Tempe
Arizona · Public K-12
60 public K-12 schools operate inside Tempe, with combined enrollment of about 26,315 students (29 elementary, 6 middle, and 23 high).
4-year change in Tempe
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
46
-2 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
188,065
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
26,315
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
60
public K-12
About Tempe
Public education in Tempe, Arizona runs across 60 schools that hosts roughly 26,315 students. By footprint, Tempe sits in the expansive bracket.
For a sense of the school types, the city is built around 29 elementary, 6 middle, 23 high, and 2 other.
Per-school enrollment runs near 439, meaningfully below the state mean of about 508.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Tempe has declined 11% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 29,595 students to 26,315. Tempe now counts 46 public schools, down from 48 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Tempe discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.