Desert Sands Unified School District

Desert Sands Unified School District
Address
47-950 Dune Palms Road
La Quinta
, California, 92253
United States
Coordinates33°42′08″N 116°16′35″W / 33.70222°N 116.27639°W / 33.70222; -116.27639
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12[1]
SuperintendentKelly May-Vollmar, Ed.D (as of 2022)
NCES District ID0611110 [1]
Students and staff
Students26,982 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers1,090.02 (FTE)[1]
Staff1,288.62 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio24.75:1[1]
Other information
WebsiteOfficial 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]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Desert Sands Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ^ Perry, Mary (May 30, 2017). "New Desert Sands school to be completed in 2018". azcentral. Retrieved August 28, 2017.