Ceres Special Education

Ceres Special Education operates as an one-room-style multi-level school in Ceres, California, operated by Ceres Unified. Current enrollment sits at 37 students spanning grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 94% below the state mean of about 602.

Ceres Special Education is one of 23 schools operated by Ceres Unified, a district that caters to 13,665 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Ceres Special Education reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 16% White, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 50% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. The state averages about 18.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, census data for Stanislaus County shows median household income runs about $81,468, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Stanislaus County runs 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), of which Ceres Special Education is one.

Argus High (Continuation) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 3600%: 1 students in 2018 compared to 37 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment contracted from 100% to 3% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Ceres Special Education typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.