At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
20,008
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
28
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
20:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$20,808
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$12,512
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
- 21,263
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,103.28
- Student–teacher ratio
- 19.3:1
What current records say about Palm Springs Unified
Palm Springs Unified operates 28 current public-school records serving grades KG–12 in Palm Springs, California. NCES reports 20,008 students and 1,002.49 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within California agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 57 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 $20,808 in current expenditure per pupil and $12,512 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 285 of 974 in California. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 28.8%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 11.7%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,002.49
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $437,635,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Palm Springs Unified
Palm Springs, California
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 33.8245, -116.4938
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White8.2%
- Hispanic82.2%
- Black3.8%
- Asian2.5%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial2.7%
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 Palm Springs Unified
28 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 28 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agua Caliente Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 645 | 20.3:1 | |
| Bella Vista Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 779 | 20.7:1 | |
| Bubbling Wells Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 581 | 18.3:1 | |
| Cabot Yerxa Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 664 | 20.4:1 | |
| Cahuilla Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 399 | 19.2:1 | |
| Cathedral City Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 606 | 18.6:1 | |
| Cathedral City High | High09–12 | 1,334 | 20:1 | |
| Cielo Vista CharterCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 824 | 20.2:1 | |
| Della S. Lindley Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 552 | 19.3:1 | |
| Desert Hot Springs High | High09–12 | 1,687 | 20.5:1 | |
| Desert Learning Academy | OtherKG–12 | 317 | 15.6:1 | |
| Desert Springs Middle | Middle06–08 | 749 | 20.4:1 | |
| James Workman Middle | Middle06–08 | 1,020 | 21.8:1 | |
| Julius Corsini Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 397 | 19.2:1 | |
| Katherine Finchy Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 464 | 20.2:1 | |
| Landau Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 579 | 19.7:1 | |
| Mt. San Jacinto High | High09–12 | 325 | 12.8:1 | |
| Nellie N. Coffman Middle | Middle06–08 | 914 | 20:1 | |
| Painted Hills Middle | Middle06–08 | 722 | 21.7:1 | |
| Palm Springs High | High09–12 | 1,497 | 21:1 | |
| Rancho Mirage Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 349 | 20.7:1 | |
| Rancho Mirage High | High09–12 | 1,401 | 20.4:1 | |
| Raymond Cree Middle | Middle06–08 | 721 | 19.7:1 | |
| Rio Vista Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 637 | 20.8:1 |