📍 81-750 Ave. 46, Indio, Riverside County, 92201
Indio High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Indio, Riverside County. The school has 2,143 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Derrick Lawson. It is part of the Desert Sands Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 84.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.
Indio High enrolls 2,143 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 84.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% White and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,003 | 93% |
| White | 57 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 16 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,968 of the school's 2,143 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Indio High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Indio High is one of 35 schools in Desert Sands Unified, based in La Quinta, California. The district serves 25,615 students district-wide and employs 1,103 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,143 students, Indio High is larger than the district average of about 732 students per school.