Total enrollment
15,817
-2,555 (-14%) vs SY 2017-18
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).
7-year change in Coachella Valley Unified
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
21
-1 (-5%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
98%
was 98%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Coachella Valley Unified
Coachella Valley Unified is a rural-scale California school district running 23 campuses 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 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 14%: 18,372 students in SY 2017-18 versus 15,817 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Coachella Valley Unified lost 1 school, going from 22 to 21.
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.