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Desert Sands Unified
Key statistics
25,615
Students enrolled
35
Public schools
1,081
Classroom teachers (FTE)
23.7:1
Students per teacher
Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.
District details
Grades served
KG to 12
Total staff (FTE)
2,529
District office
47-950 Dune Palms Rd., La Quinta CA 92253
Phone
County
Riverside County
Official website
NCES District ID
611110
About Desert Sands Unified
Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.
Desert Sands Unified School District, serving K-12, provides comprehensive educational programs and services with significant special education, vocational, early childhood and adult education programs to a multiethnic student population with diverse socioeconomic and cultural interests. DSUSD also offers many staff development programs, giving teachers an opportunity for career advancement.