Tempe High School

As a well-populated four-year high school in TEMPE, Arizona, Tempe High School enrolls 1,431 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Tempe Union High School District (4287). Enrollment runs roughly 127% larger than the state mean of about 631.

Tempe Union High School District (4287) runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 11,726 students. Tempe High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Tempe High School logs that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 12% Black, 8% White, 4% Native American, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.2:1, putting Tempe High School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Maricopa County shows median household earnings sit near $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Tempe High School is one.

The closest other public school is Broadmor Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 17%: 1,725 students in 2018 compared to 1,431 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.