Butte County Special Education

Butte County Special Education is a rural-scale K-12 campus in Oroville, California, part of Butte County Office of Education. The school hosts 49 students in grades K through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so Butte County Special Education sits 92% below that benchmark.

Across the 6 schools in Butte County Office of Education (374 students total), Butte County Special Education accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Butte County Special Education logs that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Butte County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Butte County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Butte County put median household earnings sit near $67,928, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Butte County Special Education is one of 96 public schools in Butte County (combined enrollment of about 29,730 students).

Nearest neighbor: Nelson Avenue Middle, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Butte County Special Education operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Butte County Special Education has remained close to its prior level, going from 50 students in 2018 to 49 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment edged down from 10% to 2% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 3.7:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.