Palm Desert High (Desert Sands Unified SCH DIST.), California - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Palm Desert High is a High in Palm Desert, CA. It currently serves 2039 students (grades 09-12). The school is part of the Desert Sands Unified School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Desert Sands Unified School District and all schools in California.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: High

Number of Students:2039

Number of Teachers: 78

Student/Teacher Ratio: 26.00

Location Info

Location: 74-910 Aztec Rd., Palm Desert, CA 92260

Mailing Address: 43-570 Phyllis Jackson Ln., Palm Desert, CA 92260-5639

Phone: (760)862-4300

Website: http://www.dsusd.us

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 10	549
Grade 11	475
Grade 12	474
Grade 9	541

Gender/Sex of Palm Desert High Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	1032	50.61
Female	1007	49.39

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Palm Desert High Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	0.29
Asian	161	7.90
Black or African American	37	1.82
Hispanic/Latino	1019	49.98
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.10
Two or more races	87	4.27
White	727	35.66

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.19
Asian	87	8.43
Black or African American	17	1.65
Hispanic/Latino	519	50.29
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.10
Two or more races	46	4.46
White	360	34.88

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	0.40
Asian	74	7.35
Black or African American	20	1.99
Hispanic/Latino	500	49.65
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.10
Two or more races	41	4.07
White	367	36.45

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.36
Asian	38	6.92
Black or African American	13	2.37
Hispanic/Latino	295	53.73
Two or more races	27	4.92
White	174	31.69

Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.21
Asian	43	9.05
Black or African American	13	2.74
Hispanic/Latino	207	43.58
Two or more races	23	4.84
White	188	39.58

Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.21
Asian	38	8.02
Black or African American	2	0.42
Hispanic/Latino	247	52.11
Two or more races	14	2.95
White	172	36.29

Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.37
Asian	42	7.76
Black or African American	9	1.66
Hispanic/Latino	270	49.91
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.37
Two or more races	23	4.25
White	193	35.67