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Palm Springs Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Palm Springs Unified runs 28 public schools with 20,008 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 20.0 students per teacher is 1.9 lower than the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
28
Students
20,008
Teachers (FTE)
1,002
Students per teacher
20.0
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
150 District Center Dr., Palm Springs, CA 92264
Phone
(760)883-2700
County
Riverside County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0629550
State district ID
CA-3367173
Total staff (FTE)
2,298
School counselors (FTE)
63.0About 318 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
67.0
Charter schools
1
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Students per teacher compared

This district20.0
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 (21,705), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$470.1 million
Federal revenue
$79.5 million
State revenue
$246.2 million
Local revenue
$144.5 million
Total spending
$404.9 million
Spending per pupil
$18,652
Salaries
$188.6 million46.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$594.9 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 16.9%
  • State: 52.4%
  • Local: 30.7%

California overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,652
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Palm Springs Unified

By level: 5 high, 5 middle, 16 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Agua Caliente ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 564520.8
Bella Vista ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 577921.1
Bubbling Wells ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 558118.7
Cabot Yerxa ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 566420.8
Cahuilla ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 539919.9
Cathedral City ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 560618.9
Cathedral City HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,33420.2
Cielo Vista CharterCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 882420.6
Della S. Lindley ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 555219.7
Desert Hot Springs HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,68720.6
Desert Learning AcademyOtherK to 1231715.8
Desert Springs MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 874920.8
James Workman MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,02022.2
Julius Corsini ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 539719.9
Katherine Finchy ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 546420.2
Landau ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 557920.0
Mt. San Jacinto HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1232513.0
Nellie N. Coffman MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 891420.3
Painted Hills MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 872221.9
Palm Springs HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,49721.1
Rancho Mirage ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 534921.8
Rancho Mirage HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,40120.6
Raymond Cree MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 872120.0
Rio Vista ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 563721.2
Sunny Sands ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 569221.6
Two Bunch Palms ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 571719.9
Virtual Pre
Vista del Monte ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 543519.8

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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.