San Benito County Office of Education

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Hollister, California - 2 schools

34
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
-
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

San Benito County Office of Education operates 2 public schools serving 34 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in San Benito County.

The funding mix is 39.7% local, 55.5% state, and 4.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.

a 128:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 40.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% White across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is San Benito County Opportunity, enrolling 32 students (68% of the district's total enrollment).

San Benito County Opportunity accounts for 68.1% of all San Benito County Office of Education student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of San Benito County Office of Education a distant remainder — means San Benito County Office of Education-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

San Benito County Office of Education has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 68.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch

free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.

Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system

San Benito County Office of Education student-counselor ratio is 128:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)

student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

San Benito County Office of Education chronic absenteeism rate is 40.0% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)

chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

4.8%
Federal
55.5%
State
39.7%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 2 schools in San Benito County Office of Education.

White 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino 93.5%
Multiracial 1.6%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

128:1
Student-Counselor Ratio
40.0%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in San Benito County Office of Education

School Enrollment
San Benito County Opportunity
32
Pinnacles Community
15

How San Benito County Office of Education Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The California districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Mattole Unified Similar size No spending data More locally funded
Nicasio Similar size No spending data More locally funded
Lake County Office of Education Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Kipp Stockton Kindergarten-8 Grade District Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Gazelle Union Elementary Similar size No spending data Less locally funded

Comparisons are relative to San Benito County Office of Education's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in San Benito County Office of Education?

San Benito County Office of Education has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 34 students.

What is the demographic composition of San Benito County Office of Education?

San Benito County Office of Education students are 93.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% White, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.