Richard Henry Dana Exceptional Needs

Richard Henry Dana Exceptional Needs is a K-12 campus of moderately sized scale in Dana Point, California, run under Capistrano Unified, instructing students from the surrounding community in grade M.

Capistrano Unified comprises 58 schools with combined enrollment of 40,251 students; Richard Henry Dana Exceptional Needs is among them.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Class-load math at Richard Henry Dana Exceptional Needs comes out to about 5.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Richard Henry Dana Exceptional Needs tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Orange County shows the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Richard Henry Dana Exceptional Needs is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

Nearest neighbor: Richard Henry Dana Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Richard Henry Dana Exceptional Needs.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 5 years, enrollment at Richard Henry Dana Exceptional Needs has contracted 52%, going from 62 students in 2018 to 30 in 2023. White enrollment moved from 37% to 27% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 8.9:1 in 2018 to 5.0:1 in 2023.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.