📍 2401 E. Baristo Rd., Palm Springs, Riverside County, 92262
Palm Springs High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Palm Springs, Riverside County. The school has 1,584 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michael Ventura. It is part of the Palm Springs Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 69.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
Palm Springs High enrolls 1,584 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 69.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 13% White and 6.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,116 | 70% |
| White | 206 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 105 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 94 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,531 of the school's 1,584 students (97%) 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 Springs High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Palm Springs High is one of 28 schools in Palm Springs Unified, based in Palm Springs, California. The district serves 20,008 students district-wide and employs 993 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,584 students, Palm Springs High is larger than the district average of about 715 students per school.