Public schools in Coachella, CA
Coachella has 10 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, enrolling 6,754 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Coachella Valley Unified runs 8 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Coachella's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Coachella | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coachella Valley Unified | 8 | 16,455 | $21,412 |
| Imagine Schools | 1 | 1,312 | $16,388 |
| NOVA Academy - Coachella District | 1 | 231 | $18,900 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Coachella, 235 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOVA Academy - Coachella | 235 | 22.2 | 79.6% | NOVA Academy - Coachella District |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Coachella, 1,316 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High | 668 | 20.1 | 74.1% | Coachella Valley Unified |
| Bobby Duke Middle | 648 | 20.9 | 90.7% | Coachella Valley Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
7 elementary schools in Coachella, 5,203 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imagine Schools Riverside County | 1,454 | 23.0 | 66.0% | Imagine Schools |
| Coral Mountain Academy | 815 | 23.8 | 72.9% | Coachella Valley Unified |
| Valle del Sol Elementary | 649 | 20.2 | 86.1% | Coachella Valley Unified |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary | 622 | 21.4 | 86.2% | Coachella Valley Unified |
| Valley View Elementary | 603 | 23.9 | 87.9% | Coachella Valley Unified |
| Palm View Elementary | 561 | 21.3 | 88.4% | Coachella Valley Unified |
| Peter Pendleton Elementary | 499 | 23.5 | 90.8% | Coachella Valley Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Coachella's public schools compare with California's
The median Coachella school has 21.8 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the California median of 21.6. Its median school enrolls 635 students (state 471).
| Coachella | California | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 21.8 | 21.6 |
| Median school size (students) | 635 | 471 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | not reported | not reported |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 74% |
| Charter schools | 20% | 13% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 10 Coachella schools and the 9,918 California schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Coachella
- Coachella Valley UnifiedRuns 8 of Coachella's 10 public schools and spent $21,412 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,412
- NOVA Academy - Coachella, the largest high school in Coachella235 students in 2024-25, 22.2 per teacher.235
- Compare Coachella Valley Unified with Imagine SchoolsCoachella's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Coachella addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in California
- Los Angeles564 schools
- San Diego283 schools
- San Jose232 schools
- Sacramento197 schools
- Fresno179 schools
- Bakersfield146 schools
- San Francisco123 schools
- Stockton122 schools
Questions about schools in Coachella
How many public schools are in Coachella, CA?
10 public schools with an address in Coachella were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, enrolling 6,754 students. 2 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Coachella?
NOVA Academy - Coachella, with 235 students in 2024-25 (NOVA Academy - Coachella District).Which districts run Coachella's schools?
Coachella Valley Unified (8 schools), Imagine Schools (1 school), NOVA Academy - Coachella District (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25