At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
15,817
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
23
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
21.2:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$21,412
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$13,473
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
KG–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 16,601
- Teachers (FTE)
- 851.2
- Student–teacher ratio
- 19.5:1
What current records say about Coachella Valley Unified
Coachella Valley Unified operates 23 current public-school records serving grades KG–12 in Thermal, California. NCES reports 15,817 students and 744.8 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within California agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 82 of 977 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $21,412 in current expenditure per pupil and $13,473 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 244 of 974 in California. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 44%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 11.7%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 744.8
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $352,327,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Coachella Valley Unified
Thermal, California
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 33.6379, -116.1442
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White1%
- Hispanic97.8%
- Black0.2%
- Asian0.2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
- Multiracial0.5%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Coachella Valley Unified
23 current directory entries
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Showing 1–23 of 23 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Duke Middle | Middle07–08 | 648 | 20.9:1 | |
| Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High | Middle07–08 | 668 | 20.1:1 | |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 622 | 21.4:1 | |
| Coachella Valley High | High09–12 | 2,300 | 20.6:1 | |
| Coachella Valley USD Special Ed PreK | OtherM–M | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Coral Mountain Academy | ElementaryKG–06 | 815 | 23.8:1 | |
| Desert Mirage High | High09–12 | 1,875 | 22.2:1 | |
| John Kelley Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 505 | 15.8:1 | |
| La Familia Continuation High | High10–12 | 254 | 16.8:1 | |
| Las Palmitas Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 570 | 24.8:1 | |
| Mecca Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 677 | 22.5:1 | |
| Mountain Vista Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 599 | 21.3:1 | |
| North Shore Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Oasis Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 488 | 22.6:1 | |
| Palm View Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 561 | 21.3:1 | |
| Peter Pendleton Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 499 | 23.5:1 | |
| Saul Martinez Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 961 | 23.3:1 | |
| Sea View Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 682 | 23.4:1 | |
| Toro Canyon Middle | Middle07–08 | 989 | 21.6:1 | |
| Valle del Sol Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 649 | 20.2:1 | |
| Valley View Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 603 | 23.9:1 | |
| West Shores High | High07–12 | 503 | 15.6:1 | |
| Westside Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 349 | 19.3:1 |