Desert Sands Unified
La Quinta, California · Riverside County · Regular local school district
Students
25,615
Grades
K–12
Schools
35
Per-pupil spending
$17,070
Student demographics
Hispanic
19,580 (76%)
White
3,747 (15%)
Black
321 (1%)
Asian
753 (3%)
Two or more
1,104 (4%)
American Indian
85 (0%)
Pacific Islander
24 (0%)
Funding
Total revenue
$646,780,000
Federal
$52,815,000
State
$357,050,000
Local
$236,915,000
Contact
47-950 Dune Palms Rd., CA 92253
(760) 777-4200
www.dsusd.usSchools in Desert Sands Unified (35)
| School | Type |
|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary | Regular School |
| Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies | Regular School |
| Amistad High (continuation) | Alternative School |
| Andrew Jackson Elementary | Regular School |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary | Regular School |
| Carrillo Ranch Elementary | Regular School |
| Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle | Regular School |
| Desert Ridge Academy | Regular School |
| Desert Sands A.t.l.a.s. | Special Education School |
| Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. Academy | Regular School |
| George Washington CharterCharter | Regular School |
| Gerald R. Ford Elementary | Regular School |
| Harry S. Truman Elementary | Regular School |
| Herbert Hoover Elementary | Regular School |
| Horizon | Alternative School |
| Indio High | Regular School |
| Indio Middle | Regular School |
| James Earl Carter Elementary | Regular School |
| James Madison Elementary | Regular School |
| James Monroe Elementary | Regular School |
| John Adams Early Childhood Learning Center | Regular School |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary | Regular School |
| John Glenn Middle School of International Studies | Regular School |
| La Quinta High | Regular School |
| La Quinta Middle | Regular School |
| Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary | Regular School |
| Martin Van Buren Elementary | Regular School |
| Palm Desert Charter MiddleCharter | Regular School |
| Palm Desert High | Regular School |
| Richard R. Oliphant Elementary | Regular School |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary | Regular School |
| Shadow Hills High | Regular School |
| Summit High (continuation) | Alternative School |
| Theodore Roosevelt Elementary | Regular School |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle | Regular School |
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