Marin County Special Education

Marin County Special Education, a rural-scale multi-level school in San Rafael, California, one of the schools within Marin County Office of Education, enrolls 215 students, covering grades K through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so Marin County Special Education sits 64% below that benchmark.

Marin County Office of Education runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 285 students. Marin County Special Education is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Marin County Special Education lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 33% White, 12% multiracial, 8% Black, 8% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, census data for Marin County shows median household earnings sit near $149,091, about 61% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Marin County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,867 students), of which Marin County Special Education is one.

The closest other public school is Marin's Community, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Marin County Special Education's enrollment has expanded 7% since 2018, when it stood at 201 (now 215). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 52% to 33%.

On the community side, the feed for Marin County Special Education typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.