Total enrollment
6,025
-361 (-6%) vs SY 2017-18
6 schools in Palm Desert
California · Public K-12
6 public-school campuses operate inside Palm Desert, with roughly 6,025 K-12 students enrolled (4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
7-year change in Palm Desert
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
31%
was 37%
% Hispanic
54%
was 51%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
6%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 607 |
| George Washington Charter | Elementary | KG-05 | 746 |
| James Earl Carter Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 487 |
| Palm Desert Charter Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 1,298 |
| Palm Desert High | High | 09-12 | 2,079 |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 808 |
About Palm Desert
Palm Desert is a mid-sized California city in terms of public-school footprint, with 6 schools and 6,025 students total.
Looking at the level breakdown, the city is made up of 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 1,004, higher than the state mean of about 578.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 6%: 6,386 students in SY 2017-18 versus 6,025 in SY 2024-25. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 37% to 31% over the same window.
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