Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center

Set in Temple City, California, Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center is a rural-scale secondary school, operated by Temple City Unified. It works with 34 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 96% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Temple City Unified comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 5,269 students; Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Asian, 12% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.5:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center is one campus in the mix.

Temple City Alternative is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center's enrollment has ticked up 26% since 2018, when it stood at 27 (now 34). White enrollment moved from 26% to 12% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 6.8:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.