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ExploreDesert Sands Unified

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 0611110

Desert Sands Unified

La Quinta, CA

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

25,615

-0.3%YoY

Graduation Rate

85.1%

-1.3%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$10,505

-41.6%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

23.7:1

+7.7%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

0.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

21.1%

+29.4%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

10.6%

-25.4%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-1.2%

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