Palm Springs Unified School District, California, elections

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Palm Springs Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 21,032 (2022-2023)
Schools: 28 (2022-2023)
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Palm Springs Unified School District is a school district in California (Riverside County). During the 2023 school year, 21,032 students attended one of the district's 28 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Palm Springs Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1

General election

General election for Palm Springs Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1

Incumbent Madonna Gerrell won election in the general election for Palm Springs Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1 on November 8, 2016.

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Palm Springs Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2

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General election for Palm Springs Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2

Incumbent Richard Clapp won election in the general election for Palm Springs Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2 on November 8, 2016.

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Palm Springs Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3

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General election for Palm Springs Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3

Incumbent Karen Cornett won election in the general election for Palm Springs Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3 on November 4, 2014.

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Palm Springs Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4

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General election for Palm Springs Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4

Incumbent James Williamson won election in the general election for Palm Springs Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4 on November 4, 2014.

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Palm Springs Unified School District school board Trustee Area 5

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General election for Palm Springs Unified School District school board Trustee Area 5

Incumbent John Gerardi won election in the general election for Palm Springs Unified School District school board Trustee Area 5 on November 4, 2014.

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About the district

School board

The Palm Springs Unified School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Sergio EspericuetaTrustee Area 22028
Madonna GerrellTrustee Area 120162028
Karen CornettTrustee Area 32026
Charlie Ervin Jr.Trustee Area 42026
John GerardiTrustee Area 520142026

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Overlapping state house districts

Palm Springs Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 47Greg WallisRepublican Party 77% 14%
California State Assembly District 36Jeff GonzalezRepublican Party 23% 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $79,463,000 $3,661 17%
Local: $144,520,000 $6,658 31%
State: $246,150,000 $11,341 52%
Total: $470,133,000 $21,660
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $404,851,000 $18,652
Total Current Expenditures: $356,431,000 $16,421
Instructional Expenditures: $219,222,000 $10,100 54%
Student and Staff Support: $42,961,000 $1,979 11%
Administration: $38,676,000 $1,781 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $55,572,000 $2,560 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $33,199,000 $1,529
Construction: $32,347,000 $1,490
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $694,000 $31
Interest on Debt: $14,371,000 $662

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 21 50-59 <=10 17 PS 21-39 40-44
2018-2019 28 59 18 26 15-19 35-39 42
2017-2018 26 54 15 24 15-19 35-39 40
2016-2017 25 58 15 22 15-19 25-29 41
2015-2016 23 49 13 21 10-14 30-34 36
2014-2015 21 44 12 18 15-19 25-29 34
2013-2014 53 70-74 40-44 51 >=50 >=50 65-69
2012-2013 51 71 38 49 30-39 55-59 62
2011-2012 51 73 42 48 50-54 <50 62
2010-2011 50 73 38 47 40-44 <50 63

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 42 65-69 40-49 39 PS 40-59 60-64
2018-2019 42 73 30 39 35-39 45-49 57
2017-2018 40 68 27 37 40-44 50-54 56
2016-2017 39 67 28 36 25-29 45-49 55
2015-2016 37 67 27 34 35-39 45-49 52
2014-2015 32 57 26 29 35-39 40-44 48
2013-2014 49 55-59 30-34 45 <50 >=50 65-69
2012-2013 45 67 39 41 30-39 50-54 62
2011-2012 47 70 41 43 50-54 <50 63
2010-2011 47 69 40 42 45-49 <50 65

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 91 >=95 85-89 91 >=50 >=80 90-94
2018-2019 92 >=95 90-94 91 >=50 80-89 90-94
2017-2018 92 >=95 90-94 93 >=50 60-79 90-94
2016-2017 91 >=95 90-94 91 >=50 60-79 85-89
2015-2016 89 >=95 80-84 89 >=50 >=50 90-94
2014-2015 91 90-94 80-84 91 >=50 PS 90-94
2013-2014 87 90-94 80-84 87 >=50 >=50 90
2012-2013 87 90-94 75-79 88 >=50 >=50 89
2011-2012 84 90-94 70-74 83 >=50 >=50 89
2010-2011 80 90-94 70-74 78 >=50 >=50 85

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 21,032 -1.3
2021-2022 21,306 -1.9
2020-2021 21,705 -3.4
2019-2020 22,439 -1.1
2018-2019 22,691 -1.8
2017-2018 23,103 0.1
2016-2017 23,087 -1.1
2015-2016 23,348 0.1
2014-2015 23,332 -0.1
2013-2014 23,360 -0.9
2012-2013 23,581 -0.4
2011-2012 23,676 0.2
2010-2011 23,626 -1.3
2009-2010 23,943 -1.7
2008-2009 24,347 -0.2
2007-2008 24,400 0.6
2006-2007 24,263 2.4
2005-2006 23,689 2.0
2004-2005 23,217 3.1
2003-2004 22,499 1.9
2002-2003 22,067 2.4
2001-2002 21,532 3.2
2000-2001 20,847 3.0
1999-2000 20,216 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Palm Springs Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.5 0.0
Black 4.2 0.0
Hispanic 81.3 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.0
Two or More Races 2.7 0.0
White 8.8 0.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Palm Springs Unified School District had 993.65 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 21.17.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 96.64
Elementary: 572.94
Secondary: 324.07
Total: 993.65

Palm Springs Unified School District employed 8.00 district administrators and 66.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.00
District Administrative Support: 26.00
School Administrators: 66.00
School Administrative Support: 148.67
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 265.21
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 67.03
Total Guidance Counselors: 59.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 29.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 28.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 50.70
Other Support Services: 400.76

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Palm Springs Unified School District operates 28 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Agua Caliente Elementary626KG-5
Bella Vista Elementary755KG-5
Bubbling Wells Elementary665KG-5
Cabot Yerxa Elementary666KG-5
Cahuilla Elementary421KG-5
Cathedral City Elementary653KG-5
Cathedral City High1,3959-12
Cielo Vista Charter872KG-8
Della S. Lindley Elementary584KG-5
Desert Hot Springs High1,7429-12
Desert Learning Academy436KG-12
Desert Springs Middle8036-8
James Workman Middle1,0286-8
Julius Corsini Elementary409KG-5
Katherine Finchy Elementary547KG-5
Landau Elementary608KG-5
Mt. San Jacinto High4269-12
Nellie N. Coffman Middle9536-8
Painted Hills Middle7416-8
Palm Springs High1,5849-12
Rancho Mirage Elementary309KG-5
Rancho Mirage High1,4919-12
Raymond Cree Middle7086-8
Rio Vista Elementary690KG-5
Sunny Sands Elementary721KG-5
Two Bunch Palms Elementary711KG-5
Virtual Pre3KG-KG
Vista Del Monte Elementary482KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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