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Hemet Unified School District

22,891 students · 27 schools · 21.9:1 ratio · grades K–12 · #42 of 1976 in California

Students
22,891
Schools
27
Teachers (FTE)
1,047
Student–Teacher
21.9:1
County
Riverside
Grades
K–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Hemet Unified School District

Hemet Unified School District is a public school system serving Riverside County, California, based in Hemet. It serves 22,891 students across 27 schools spanning K–12, and is classified as a suburb: mid-size district. By enrollment it is the #42 largest of California’s 1976 school systems.

Phone9517655100
Address1791 West Acacia Ave., Hemet, CA 92545
CountyRiverside County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Hemet Unified School District enrolls 22,891 students in 27 schools — an average of about 848 students per school. It serves grades K–12 and ranks #42 of 1976 statewide by enrollment.

Students
22,891
#42 of 1976 in California
Schools
27
~848 students each
Grade span
K–12
Suburb: Mid-size
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Hemet Unified School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (22,891 students reported):

White
16%
Black
8%
Hispanic
69%
Asian
2%
Two or more
4%
Amer. Indian
1%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Hemet Unified School District employs about 1,047 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 21.9:1 — above the California average of about 21.7:1. Total district staff is roughly 2,809.

Student–teacher ratio
21.9:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
1,047
classroom teachers
Total staff
2,809
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How California funds schools

California funds schools through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF): a base grant per unit of average daily attendance for each grade span, plus a supplemental grant (20% of the base) and a concentration grant (65% of the base) driven by the share of low-income students, English learners and foster youth. Districts are funded on the greater of current-year, prior-year or a three-year-average attendance.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Hemet Unified School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

California reports school and district performance on the California School Dashboard, which rates indicators from red to blue across academic performance in English and math, chronic absenteeism, graduation rate, suspension rate, English-learner progress and college-and-career readiness. Look up Hemet Unified School District on the California School Dashboard.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

In California, most schools that seek K–12 accreditation use ACS WASC (the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges) rather than Cognia. Search Hemet Unified School District’s schools in the ACS WASC directory.

How it compares

Hemet Unified School District vs. California

Enrollment rank
#42
of 1976 districts
Ratio
21.9:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Locale
Suburb: Mid-size
Riverside County

See every California district side by side in the California directory.

Go deeper

Look up Hemet Unified School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the California Department of Education (the Local Control Funding Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Hemet Unified School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 0616920. Confirm current details with the district and the California Department of Education.