San Diego County Special Education

As a micro-enrollment unified-grade school in Imperial Beach, California, San Diego County Special Education serves 28 students from grades K through 12, overseen by San Diego County Office of Education. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so San Diego County Special Education sits 95% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in San Diego County Office of Education (1,089 students total), San Diego County Special Education accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, San Diego County Special Education records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%). Other groups include 7% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting San Diego County Special Education tighter than the state norm the norm. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, San Diego County reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), San Diego County Special Education is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SBUSD Virtual Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at San Diego County Special Education has edged down 30%, going from 40 students in 2018 to 28 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share edged down from 10% to 0%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 5.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.