Palm Springs Unified
Public school district based in Cathedral City, California. NCES district ID 0629550; state ID CA-3367173.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
28
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
20,007
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,002.5
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
1
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1,684 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,365 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,424 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,463 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,544 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,575 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,570 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,485 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,494 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,547 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,546 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,582 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,728 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% | |
| Asian | 2.5% | |
| Black or African American | 3.8% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 82.2% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 2.7% | |
| White | 8.1% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 47.7% | |
| Male | 52.2% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 20, Town 8.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Hot Springs High Desert Hot Springs | 9–12 | Regular | 1,687 | 82.2 | 20.5 | Town: Fringe |
| Palm Springs High Palm Springs | 9–12 | Regular | 1,497 | 71.3 | 21 | Suburb: Large |
| Rancho Mirage High Rancho Mirage | 9–12 | Regular | 1,401 | 68.6 | 20.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Cathedral City High Cathedral City | 9–12 | Regular | 1,334 | 66.6 | 20 | Suburb: Large |
| James Workman Middle Cathedral City | 6–8 | Regular | 1,020 | 46.7 | 21.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Nellie N. Coffman Middle Cathedral City | 6–8 | Regular | 914 | 45.7 | 20 | Suburb: Large |
| Cielo Vista CharterCharter Palm Springs | K–8 | Regular | 824 | 40.8 | 20.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Bella Vista Elementary Desert Hot Springs | K–5 | Regular | 779 | 37.6 | 20.7 | Town: Fringe |
| Desert Springs Middle Desert Hot Springs | 6–8 | Regular | 749 | 36.8 | 20.4 | Town: Fringe |
| Painted Hills Middle Desert Hot Springs | 6–8 | Regular | 722 | 33.3 | 21.7 | Town: Fringe |
| Raymond Cree Middle Palm Springs | 6–8 | Regular | 721 | 36.6 | 19.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Two Bunch Palms Elementary Desert Hot Springs | K–5 | Regular | 717 | 36.2 | 19.8 | Town: Fringe |
| Sunny Sands Elementary Cathedral City | K–5 | Regular | 692 | 33.0 | 21 | Suburb: Large |
| Cabot Yerxa Elementary Desert Hot Springs | K–5 | Regular | 664 | 32.6 | 20.4 | Town: Fringe |
| Agua Caliente Elementary Cathedral City | K–5 | Regular | 645 | 31.9 | 20.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Rio Vista Elementary Cathedral City | K–5 | Regular | 637 | 30.7 | 20.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Cathedral City Elementary Cathedral City | K–5 | Regular | 606 | 32.5 | 18.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Bubbling Wells Elementary Desert Hot Springs | K–5 | Regular | 581 | 31.8 | 18.3 | Town: Fringe |
| Landau Elementary Cathedral City | K–5 | Regular | 579 | 29.4 | 19.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Della S. Lindley Elementary Thousand Palms | K–5 | Regular | 552 | 28.6 | 19.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Katherine Finchy Elementary Palm Springs | K–5 | Regular | 464 | 23.0 | 20.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Vista del Monte Elementary Palm Springs | K–5 | Regular | 435 | 22.8 | 19.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Cahuilla Elementary Palm Springs | K–5 | Regular | 399 | 20.8 | 19.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Julius Corsini Elementary Desert Hot Springs | K–5 | Regular | 397 | 20.6 | 19.2 | Town: Fringe |
| Rancho Mirage Elementary Rancho Mirage | K–5 | Regular | 349 | 16.9 | 20.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Mt. San Jacinto High Cathedral City | 9–12 | Alternative | 325 | 25.3 | 12.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Desert Learning Academy Palm Springs | K–12 | Alternative | 317 | 20.3 | 15.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Virtual Pre Palm Springs | — | Regular | Not reported | Not reported | — | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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