Shasta County Special Education

Shasta County Special Education is a tiny K-12 campus in Redding, California, part of Shasta County Office of Education. The school instructs 28 students in grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 95% leaner than the state mean of about 602.

Across the 3 schools in Shasta County Office of Education (155 students total), Shasta County Special Education accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Shasta County Special Education logs that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Native American, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Shasta County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Shasta County Special Education tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Shasta County indicate the typical household earns roughly $72,636 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Shasta County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,639 students), of which Shasta County Special Education is one.

The closest other public school is Shasta County Independent Study, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 30%: 40 students in 2018 compared to 28 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 70% to 61% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 40.0:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.

On this page, members of the Shasta County Special Education community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.