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Desert Sands Unified School District | |
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Address | |
47-950 Dune Palms Road
La Quinta , California, 92253United States | |
Coordinates | 33°42′08″N 116°16′35″W / 33.70222°N 116.27639°W |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | K–12[1] |
Superintendent | Kelly May-Vollmar, Ed.D (as of 2022) |
NCES District ID | 0611110 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 26,982 (2020–2021)[1] |
Teachers | 1,090.02 (FTE)[1] |
Staff | 1,288.62 (FTE)[1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 24.75:1[1] |
Other information | |
Website | Official website |
The Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD) is a public school district with main offices located in La Quinta, California. The district was founded in 1964, after the California Department of Education consolidated all Indio public schools. As of 2017, DSUSD serves 28,958 students in Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, Bermuda Dunes, and parts of Rancho Mirage and Coachella.[2]