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.us

Schools in Desert Sands Unified (35)

SchoolType
Abraham Lincoln ElementaryRegular School
Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International StudiesRegular School
Amistad High (continuation)Alternative School
Andrew Jackson ElementaryRegular School
Benjamin Franklin ElementaryRegular School
Carrillo Ranch ElementaryRegular School
Colonel Mitchell Paige MiddleRegular School
Desert Ridge AcademyRegular School
Desert Sands A.t.l.a.s.Special Education School
Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. AcademyRegular School
George Washington CharterCharterRegular School
Gerald R. Ford ElementaryRegular School
Harry S. Truman ElementaryRegular School
Herbert Hoover ElementaryRegular School
HorizonAlternative School
Indio HighRegular School
Indio MiddleRegular School
James Earl Carter ElementaryRegular School
James Madison ElementaryRegular School
James Monroe ElementaryRegular School
John Adams Early Childhood Learning CenterRegular School
John F. Kennedy ElementaryRegular School
John Glenn Middle School of International StudiesRegular School
La Quinta HighRegular School
La Quinta MiddleRegular School
Lyndon B. Johnson ElementaryRegular School
Martin Van Buren ElementaryRegular School
Palm Desert Charter MiddleCharterRegular School
Palm Desert HighRegular School
Richard R. Oliphant ElementaryRegular School
Ronald Reagan ElementaryRegular School
Shadow Hills HighRegular School
Summit High (continuation)Alternative School
Theodore Roosevelt ElementaryRegular School
Thomas Jefferson MiddleRegular School

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