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Coachella Valley Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Coachella Valley Unified runs 22 public schools with 15,817 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 21.3 students per teacher is about the same as the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
22
Students
15,817
Teachers (FTE)
744
Students per teacher
21.3
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
87-225 Church St., Thermal, CA 92274
County
Riverside County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0609070
State district ID
CA-3373676
Total staff (FTE)
1,996
School counselors (FTE)
19.0About 832 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
43.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district21.3
California21.9
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (17,299), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$336.8 million
Federal revenue
$59.5 million
State revenue
$200.5 million
Local revenue
$76.8 million
Total spending
$321.5 million
Spending per pupil
$18,584
Salaries
$145.6 million45.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$315.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 17.7%
  • State: 59.5%
  • Local: 22.8%

California overall

  • Federal: 13.4%
  • State: 51.6%
  • Local: 35.0%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,584
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Coachella Valley Unified

By level: 4 high, 3 middle, 14 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Bobby Duke MiddleCEP schoolMiddle7 to 864820.9
Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior HighCEP schoolMiddle7 to 866820.2
Cesar Chavez ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 662221.4
Coachella Valley HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,30020.7
Coachella Valley USD Special Ed PreK
Coral Mountain AcademyCEP schoolElementaryK to 681524.0
Desert Mirage HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,87522.3
John Kelley ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 650515.8
La Familia Continuation HighCEP schoolHigh10 to 1225416.9
Las Palmitas ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 657024.8
Mecca ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 667722.6
Mountain Vista ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 659921.4
Oasis ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 648823.2
Palm View ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 656121.6
Peter Pendleton ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 649923.8
Saul Martinez ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 696123.4
Sea View ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 668223.5
Toro Canyon MiddleCEP schoolMiddle7 to 898922.0
Valle del Sol ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 664920.3
Valley View ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 660324.1
West Shores HighCEP schoolHigh7 to 1250315.7
Westside ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 634919.4

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.