Total enrollment
22,778
+1,251 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
28 schools in Hemet Unified
California · 22,778 students · 5 cities
Hemet Unified, California runs 28 public K-12 schools today, teaching approximately 22,778 students across 16 elementary, 4 middle, and 6 high.
4-year change in Hemet Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
27
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Hemet Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #435 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 22,778 | #42 of 587 | #331 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 27 | #60 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #326 of 587 | #8,681 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 86.1% | #87 of 587 | #898 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #339 of 530 | #3,159 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Hemet Unified
State test results across the district's 25 scored schools run from Western Center Academy at 72.9% proficient to Acacia Middle at 13.6%, a gap of 59.2 points. That is the 40th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 26 district schools that reported both years went from 21,561 to 22,302 students (up 3%) and from 942 to 1,017 full-time teachers (up 8%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Hemet Unified
Across 28 schools, Hemet Unified teaches about 22,778 students in California. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Hemet Unified is made up of 16 elementary, 4 middle, 6 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Hemet Unified is about 814, meaningfully above the California average of roughly 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 6%: 21,527 students in SY 2020-21 versus 22,778 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Hemet Unified discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.