📍 74-910 Aztec Rd., Palm Desert, Riverside County, 92260
Palm Desert High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Palm Desert, Riverside County. The school has 2,050 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sarit Saig. It is part of the Desert Sands Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 84.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
Palm Desert High enrolls 2,050 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 84.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 37% White and 7.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,010 | 49% |
| White | 755 | 37% |
| Asian | 150 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 90 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,174 of the school's 2,050 students (57%) 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.
Palm Desert High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Palm Desert 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 2,050 students, Palm Desert High is larger than the district average of about 732 students per school.