📍 65850 Pierson Blvd., Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, 92240
Desert Hot Springs High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County. The school has 1,742 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Omar Tinoco. It is part of the Palm Springs Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 90.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
Desert Hot Springs High enrolls 1,742 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 90.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% White and 7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,414 | 81% |
| White | 141 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 122 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 11 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,710 of the school's 1,742 students (98%) 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.
Desert Hot Springs High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Desert Hot 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 1,742 students, Desert Hot Springs High is larger than the district average of about 715 students per school.
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