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Stanislaus County Special Education
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Stanislaus County Special Education
Stanislaus County Special Education operates as a tight-knit unified-grade school in Modesto, California, overseen by Stanislaus County Office of Education. Current enrollment sits at 462 students spanning grades K through 12. That puts it 23% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 602 students.
Across the 4 schools in Stanislaus County Office of Education (781 students total), Stanislaus County Special Education accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, Stanislaus County Special Education lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 55%. The remainder comes out to 26% White, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Asian.
Looking at school resources, Stanislaus County Special Education lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Stanislaus County Special Education tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 56% of students at Stanislaus County Special Education qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Stanislaus County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Stanislaus County put the typical household earns roughly $81,468 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stanislaus County Special Education is one of 190 public schools in Stanislaus County (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students).
M. Robert Adkison Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Stanislaus County Special Education operates from an outer-ring location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stanislaus County Special Education has ticked up 49%, going from 310 students in 2018 to 462 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 35% to 26% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 8.2:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.
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