Total enrollment
15,817
-1,482 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
23 schools in Coachella Valley Unified
California · 15,817 students · 5 cities
Of the public K-12 schools operating across California, 23 sit inside Coachella Valley Unified, collectively enrolling about 15,817 students (16 elementary, 3 middle, and 4 high).
4-year change in Coachella Valley Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
21
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Coachella Valley Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #467 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 15,817 | #83 of 587 | #527 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 21 | #93 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #242 of 587 | #8,562 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 92.8% | #19 of 587 | #610 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.3% | #523 of 530 | #6,790 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Coachella Valley Unified
State test results across the district's 20 scored schools run from Peter Pendleton Elementary at 46.8% proficient to Oasis Elementary at 12.9%, a gap of 33.9 points. That is the 187th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 21 district schools that reported both years went from 18,146 to 15,817 students (down 13%) and from 801 to 745 full-time teachers (down 7%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Coachella Valley Unified
Coachella Valley Unified is a rural-scale California school district running 23 schools with combined enrollment near 15,817.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Coachella Valley Unified comprises 16 elementary, 3 middle, and 4 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 688 in this district, meaningfully above the California typical of 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 9%: 17,299 students in SY 2020-21 versus 15,817 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Coachella Valley Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.