School district · California
Palm Springs Unified
Palm Springs Unified in California: 28 public schools with 20,007 students and 20.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $22,792 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 28
- 1 charter
- Students
- 20,007
- Students per teacher
- 20.0
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $22,792
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,002
- Counselors (FTE)
- 63.0
- Students per counselor
- 318
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 21.0
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%34%proficient
+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 70% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
8,889 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%23%proficient
+1.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 71% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
8,906 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 12% · $80M
- State
- 50% · $328.5M
- Local
- 38% · $247.6M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $13,842
- Support services
- $8,025
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $92.5M
- Long-term debt
- $413.7M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agua Caliente ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 645 | 20.3 | 28% | 20% |
Bella Vista ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 779 | 20.7 | 30% | 20% |
Bubbling Wells ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 581 | 18.3 | 26% | 16% |
Cabot Yerxa ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 664 | 20.4 | 26% | 14% |
Cahuilla ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 399 | 19.2 | 29% | 22% |
Cathedral City ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 606 | 18.6 | 31% | 24% |
Cielo Vista CharterCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 824 | 20.2 | 60% | 45% |
Della S. Lindley ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 552 | 19.3 | 31% | 23% |
Julius Corsini ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 397 | 19.2 | 24% | 13% |
Katherine Finchy ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 464 | 20.2 | 41% | 37% |
Landau ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 579 | 19.7 | 40% | 30% |
Rancho Mirage ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 349 | 20.7 | 41% | 32% |
Rio Vista ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 637 | 20.8 | 40% | 32% |
Sunny Sands ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 692 | 21.0 | 48% | 43% |
Two Bunch Palms ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 717 | 19.8 | 21% | 17% |
Vista del Monte ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 435 | 19.1 | 21% | 19% |
Desert Springs MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 749 | 20.4 | 20% | 11% |
James Workman MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,020 | 21.8 | 43% | 29% |
Nellie N. Coffman MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 914 | 20.0 | 34% | 16% |
Painted Hills MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 722 | 21.7 | 25% | 13% |
Raymond Cree MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 721 | 19.7 | 38% | 27% |
Cathedral City HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,334 | 20.0 | — | — |
Desert Hot Springs HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,687 | 20.5 | — | — |
Mt. San Jacinto HighAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 325 | 12.8 | — | — |
Palm Springs HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,497 | 21.0 | — | — |
Rancho Mirage HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,401 | 20.4 | — | — |
Desert Learning AcademyAlternative | K–12 | 317 | 15.6 | 39% | 18% |
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 150 District Center Dr., Palm Springs, CA 92264
- Phone
- (760)883-2700
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.