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Desert Sands Unified School District

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  • 47950 Dune Palms Rd
  • La Quinta, CA-4000

About this district

Desert Sands Unified School District is a public school district in California. They serve 28,500 students across 36 schools, and its teachers have had 1,018 projects funded on ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½.

  • 36
    Schools
  • 28,500
    Students
  • 1,146
    Teachers

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Desert Sands Unified School District Demographics

69%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
75%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Desert Sands Unified School District Funding Data from the

Desert Sands Unified School District had a total revenue of $420.9 million in the 2016-17 school year. 40.9% came from local sources, 53.2% from state sources, and 5.9% from federal sources.

Desert Sands Unified School District had a per-pupil revenue of $14,767 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 40.9% came from local sources, 53.2% from state sources, and 5.9% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Desert Sands Unified School District

$573,497
raised using ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
1,018
projects funded
340
teachers funded
2,938
donors
121
projects for basic supplies
162
projects for technology
150
projects for books
59
projects for art supplies

Desert Sands Unified School District has received support from 2,312 individuals from California and 626 individuals out-of-state.

Desert Sands Unified School District Schools

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