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District Name:
Desert Sands Unified
schools for this district
NCES District ID:
0611110
State District ID:
CA-3367058
Mailing Address:
47-950 Dune Palms RD.
La Quinta, CA 92253-4000
Physical 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: (grades KG - 12)
  KG123456789101112
Website:
http://www.dsusd.us/dsusd/
District Demographics:
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 District Details (2022-2023 school year; Fiscal data from 2020-2021)
 Characteristics Show Less 
County: Riverside CountyCounty ID: 06065
Locale: Suburb: Large (21)
CSA/CBSA: 40140
Total Students: 26,379
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 1,103.21
Student/Teacher Ratio: 23.91
 Staff
Average Total Teacher(FTE):
			
  District: 1,103.21
  State: 134.77
  National: 178.03
Teachers (FTE)
  Total: 1,103.21  
   Prekindergarten:    0.00
   Kindergarten: 94.59
   Elementary: 617.41
   Secondary: 391.21
   Ungraded:
Total Staff (FTE): 2,388.08
Other Staff (FTE)
  Total: 1,284.87  
   Instructional Aides: 257.70
   Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:    7.00
   Total Guidance Counselors: 73.90
      Elementary Guidance Counselors: 34.00
      Secondary Guidance Counselors: 23.30
   School Psychologists: 24.04
   Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.62
   Library/Media Support: 0.00
   District Administrators: 13.00
   District Administrative Support: 82.00
   School Administrators: 59.00
   School Administrative Support: 147.64
   Student Support Services (w/o Psychology): 31.35
   Other Support Services: 588.62
 Fiscal
  Amount Amount
per Student
Percent
Total Revenue: $478,178,000 $17,722
   Revenue by Source
      Federal: $56,500,000 $2,094 12%
      Local: $176,222,000 $6,531 37%
      State: $245,456,000 $9,097 51%
Total Expenditures: $432,562,000 $16,032
   Total Current Expenditures: $377,346,000 $13,985
      Instructional Expenditures: $235,160,000 $8,715 62%
      Student and Staff Support: $44,557,000 $1,651 12%
      Administration: $43,005,000 $1,594 11%
      Operations, Food Service, other: $54,624,000 $2,024 14%
   Total Capital Outlay: $38,375,000 $1,422
      Construction: $36,470,000 $1,352
   Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $468,000 $17
   Interest on Debt: $16,020,000 $594
Note: Details do not add to totals due to rounding.
Note: Fiscal data (including per pupil count used in this table) from 2020-2021.
NOTES
  • [ † ] indicates that the data are not applicable.
  • [ – ] indicates that the data are missing.
  • [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.
Source: CCD Public school district data for the 2022-2023 school year



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