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California State Controller
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Malia M. Cohen, California State Controller

K-12 Employer Detail

Desert Sands Unified
Year:
County: Riverside County
Employees
3,949
Total Wages
$212,894,276
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$77,171,881

This K-12 education employer includes payments toward the unfunded liability of the employer sponsored retirement plan.

Last Updated: 11/29/2022

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
After School Education 3 $310,684 $98,440
Amistad Continuation School 38 $3,131,513 $1,105,900
Business Services 3 $333,531 $113,662
Carreon Academy 57 $3,928,317 $1,401,967
Carrillo Ranch Elementary 54 $3,307,439 $1,170,670
Central Kitchen 38 $1,962,510 $1,009,660
Child Welfare & Attendance 5 $485,623 $171,565
Desert Ridge Academy 84 $5,475,880 $1,960,964
Earhart Elementary 69 $4,505,978 $1,559,865
Early Childhood Education 56 $2,389,340 $1,072,719
Educational Services 23 $2,337,571 $743,530
Facilities Planning 8 $647,664 $248,905
Fiscal Services 19 $1,275,145 $542,180
Ford Elementary 64 $3,843,618 $1,385,229
Franklin Elementary 57 $3,683,119 $1,302,237
Graphic Services 8 $527,458 $246,547
Hoover Elementary 45 $2,485,573 $912,976
Horizon School 38 $2,753,062 $872,884
Indio High School 168 $12,067,109 $4,462,711
Indio Middle School 61 $4,253,408 $1,618,287
Jackson Elementary 66 $4,065,033 $1,501,145
Jefferson Middle School 49 $3,102,744 $1,157,684
Johnson Elementary 60 $4,067,603 $1,511,882
Kay King Media Center 2 $141,079 $61,132
Kennedy Elementary 48 $2,895,619 $1,069,373
La Quinta High School 185 $13,530,318 $4,918,735
La Quinta Middle School 65 $4,692,060 $1,744,282
Lincoln Elementary 56 $3,444,793 $1,167,530
Madison Elementary 44 $2,766,977 $989,810
Maintenance & Operations 66 $4,295,921 $1,915,559
Monroe Elementary 54 $3,740,712 $1,333,500
Paige Middle School 60 $4,011,986 $1,514,318
Palm Desert Charter Middle School 105 $7,493,372 $2,595,489
Palm Desert High School 160 $11,797,908 $4,262,371
Personnel Department 20 $1,737,687 $621,384
Purchasing Department 9 $593,587 $247,576
Reagan Elementary 70 $4,842,196 $1,669,557
Risk Management 5 $314,558 $142,201
Roosevelt Elementary 47 $3,368,558 $1,191,196
Security 12 $874,685 $357,462
Shadow Hills High School 163 $11,474,745 $4,256,074
Special Education 135 $10,607,045 $3,788,515
Special Education - Severely Handicapped 2 $136,361 $57,947
State & Federal Programs 12 $1,165,595 $390,830
Student Assistance 16 $833,754 $291,580
Summit Continuation School 23 $1,863,810 $682,061
Superintendent's Office 11 $967,328 $315,440
Technology 32 $3,062,974 $1,084,578
Van Buren Elementary 47 $2,906,859 $1,059,723
Warehouse 9 $494,775 $248,660
Washington Charter School 61 $4,190,442 $1,476,301
Desert Sands Unified School District 940 $8,231,352 $1,155,947
Educational Services - Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment 6 $756,560 $225,320
Transportation Department 88 $4,195,006 $2,249,256
Adams Early Childhood Learning Center 32 $1,576,804 $722,771
Student Support Services 11 $673,179 $306,854
Oliphant Elementary 52 $3,139,651 $1,157,265
Adult Education 1 $54,519 $28,641
Eisenhower Community Education Center 24 $1,231,926 $605,823
Carter Elementary 56 $3,498,011 $1,274,746
Glenn Middle School 92 $6,579,274 $2,490,019
Truman Elementary 55 $3,772,368 $1,330,446