CaliforniaSchoolsJames Earl Carter Elementary

James Earl Carter Elementary

PublicRegularGrades 05
Palm Desert, California · Desert Sands Unified
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students517
Student:Teacher22.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch56%
Title INo

Neighbourhood — who lives here

Median Household Income
2019-2023
$73,365
US median $74,580
Poverty Rate
2019-2023
21%
US avg 12.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
2019-2023
38%
US avg 35%
Unemployment Rate
2019-2023
6.7%
US avg 3.5%
Median Gross Rent
2019-2023
$1,910
Rent Burden (30%+ of income)
2019-2023
52%
US avg ~30%
Foreign-Born Residents
2019-2023
21%
US avg 13.7%
Single-Parent Households
2019-2023
21%
US avg ~26%

Environment & safety around the school

Toxic Release Sites (1 mi)
2024
0
Low concentration
Toxic Release Sites (5 mi)
2024
1
Nearest Brownfield
8.2:1
DOUG YORK PLAZA
Nearest Superfund Site
52.0:1
MARCH AIR FORCE BASE
Water: Health Violations (10yr)
0
COACHELLA VWD: COVE COMMUNITY
Water: Acute Violations (10yr)
0
Clean
Air Quality: PM2.5
9.5 mi
9.0:1
EPA std 9 μg/m³
Served by
N/A
COACHELLA VWD: COVE COMMUNITY

Neighbourhood demographics are for the census tract containing the school and may not reflect the student body exactly (students can live in adjacent tracts). Environmental proximity is informational — none of these metrics mean the school itself is unsafe. Sources: US Census ACS 5-year, EPA Superfund NPL, EPA TRI, EPA Brownfields, EPA SDWIS, EPA AQS.