Desert Sands Unified School District

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Desert Sands Unified School District is a public school district in California. They serve 28,500 students across 36 schools, and its teachers have had 845 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Contact Desert Sands Unified School DistrictContact data is sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) annual survey process, so apologies if it's out of date!
(760) 777-4200
47950 Dune Palms Rd
La Quinta, CA-4000
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Desert Sands Unified School District Demographics

69%

of students receive free or reduced price lunchWe receive data about students' economic need from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) based on the Free or Reduced Price Lunch scale. Learn more.

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

75%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or AsianNumbers may not add up to 100 due to NCES survey limitations.

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Desert Sands Unified School District Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Feb 21, 2024

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$498,760

raised using DonorsChoose

845

projects funded

284

teachers funded

2,569

donors

projects for basic supplies

132

projects for technology

130