District Directory Information (2025-2026 School Year)
NCES District ID:
0611110
State District ID:
CA-3367058
Mailing Address:47-950 Dune Palms RD.La Quinta CA, 92253 –4000
Phone:
(760)777-4200
Type:
Regular local school district
Status:
Open
Total Schools:
35
Supervisory Union #:
N/A
Grade Span:
KG - 12
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Website: http://www.dsusd.us
District Demographics:
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District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Characteristics
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| County: | Riverside County |
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| County ID: | 06065 |
| Locale: | Suburban, Large (21) |
| CSA/CBSA: | 40140 |
| Total Students: | 25,615 |
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| Classroom Teachers (FTE): | 1,080.81 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio: | 23.70 |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Staff
Desert Sands Unified district has a staff count of
2,528.83.
Average Staff Comparison
Teacher (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 1,080.81 |
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| Prekindergarten: | † |
| Kindergarten: | 96.93 |
| Elementary: | 611.69 |
| Secondary: | 372.19 |
| Ungraded: | † |
Other Staff (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 1,448.02 |
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| Instructional Aides: | 301.92 |
| Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 10.00 |
| Total Guidance Counselors: | 81.90 |
| Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 39.00 |
| Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 23.55 |
| School Psychologists: | 25.98 |
| Librarians/Media Specialists: | 0.84 |
| Library/Media Support: | 0.00 |
| District Administrators: | 13.00 |
| District Administrative Support: | 92.00 |
| School Administrators: | 72.00 |
| School Administrative Support: | 160.86 |
| Student Support Services (w/o Psychology): | 39.19 |
| Other Support Services: | 650.33 |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Fiscal
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Percent | |
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Total Revenue: | $646,780,000 | $24,519 | |
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| Federal: | $52,815,000 | $2,002 | 8% | |||
| Local: | $236,915,000 | $8,981 | 37% | |||
| State: | $357,050,000 | $13,535 | 55% | |||
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Total Expenditures: | $513,153,000 | $19,453 | |
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| Total Current Expenditures: | $450,294,000 | $17,070 | ||||
| Instructional Expenditures: | $269,757,000 | $10,226 | 60% | |||
| Student and Staff Support: | $57,618,000 | $2,184 | 13% | |||
| Administration: | $51,121,000 | $1,938 | 11% | |||
| Operations, Food Service, other: | $71,798,000 | $2,722 | 16% | |||
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| Total Capital Outlay: | $42,582,000 | $1,614 | ||||
| Construction: | $39,497,000 | $1,497 | ||||
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| Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $370,000 | $14 | ||||
| Interest on Debt: | $19,776,000 | $750 | ||||
Source: CCD public school district data for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 school years
Notes:
- * denotes a column with data from 2025-2026
- [ † ] indicates that the data are not applicable. For example, the enrollment and staff characteristics for districts that opened in the 2025-2026 school year will not be available until the full 2025-2026 file is released.
- [ – ] indicates that the data are missing.
- [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.
- The directory information on district name, address, and phone number are preliminary data from initial submissions of district level data for 2025-2026.
- Data provided on student membership and staffing are from the official district level data for 2024-2025.