Monterey County Special Education

Monterey County Special Education is an intimate all-grades campus in Salinas, California, overseen by Monterey County Office of Education. The school educates 274 students in grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 54% below the state mean of about 602.

Within Monterey County Office of Education, which oversees 5 schools and 733 students, Monterey County Special Education is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Monterey County Special Education shows that 89% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 4% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Monterey County as a whole is about 62% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Monterey County Special Education tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Monterey County (around 76%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Monterey County put the typical household earns roughly $97,230 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Monterey County runs 153 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students), of which Monterey County Special Education is one.

The closest other public school is Monterey County Home Charter, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Monterey County Special Education's enrollment has climbed 5% since 2018, when it stood at 260 (now 274). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 84% to 89%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 5.8:1 in 2018 to 6.9:1 today.

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