Siskiyou County Special Education

Siskiyou County Special Education operates as a tiny K-12 campus in Yreka, California, part of Siskiyou County Office of Education. Current enrollment sits at 70 students spanning grades K through 12. That puts it 88% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 602 students.

Siskiyou County Office of Education is the operating authority for Siskiyou County Special Education, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Siskiyou County Special Education reports that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 21% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 13% Native American, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Siskiyou County Special Education reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, Siskiyou County reports that median household earnings sit near $59,095, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Siskiyou County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,059 students), Siskiyou County Special Education is one campus in the mix.

Jackson Street Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Siskiyou County Special Education.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 26%: 95 students in 2018 compared to 70 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 54% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 7.9:1 in 2018 to 6.4:1 in 2025.

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