Santa Barbara County Special Education

Santa Barbara County Special Education is one of the micro-enrollment multi-level schools in Santa Barbara, California, operated by Santa Barbara County Office of Education, with 49 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 602 students per school, that is 92% below typical.

Santa Barbara County Office of Education runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 107 students. Santa Barbara County Special Education is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Santa Barbara County Special Education shows that 86% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest is composed of 6% Asian, 4% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Santa Barbara County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Santa Barbara County Special Education has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Santa Barbara County Special Education tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Santa Barbara County (around 68%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Across the wider county, Santa Barbara County reports that median household income runs about $98,161, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Santa Barbara County Special Education is one of 129 public schools in Santa Barbara County (combined enrollment of about 66,191 students).

Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Santa Barbara County Special Education.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 65%: 140 students in 2018 compared to 49 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 21% to 4% over that span.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Santa Barbara County Special Education typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.