San Bernardino County Office of Education

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San Bernardino, California - 3 schools

2,028
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
-
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

San Bernardino County Office of Education operates 3 public schools serving 2,028 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Bernardino County.

The funding mix is 27.0% local, 57.5% state, and 15.5% 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 557.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 50.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.5% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% African American, 9.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is San Bernardino County Special Education, with a diversity index of 58.6/100.

Its largest campus is San Bernardino County Special Education, enrolling 1,860 students (79% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is San Bernardino Co Juve Detention and Assessment Center, at 113 students, a 16x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.

San Bernardino County Special Education accounts for 78.6% of all San Bernardino County Office of Education student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of San Bernardino County Office of Education a distant remainder — means San Bernardino County Office of Education-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

San Bernardino County Office of Education school enrollment varies 16× across entities

San Bernardino County Office of Education school enrollment ranges from 113 students (lowest) to 1,860 students (highest), a spread of 1,747 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

San Bernardino County Office of Education reports 68.3% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

San Bernardino County Office of Education student-counselor ratio is 557:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)

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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

San Bernardino County Office of Education chronic absenteeism rate is 50.4% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)

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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

15.5%
Federal
57.5%
State
27.0%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 3 schools in San Bernardino County Office of Education.

White 9.4%
Hispanic or Latino 63.5%
African American 20.2%
Asian 1.9%
Multiracial 3.9%
Other 0.9%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Student-body diversity

Average diversity index 53.1/100

Average Simpson diversity index across San Bernardino County Office of Education's schools, above the California average of 46.0.

Most mixed schools

  1. 1 San Bernardino County Special Education 58.6
  2. 2 San Bernardino Co Juve Detention and Assessment Center 55.8
  3. 3 Community School/Independent Alternative Education 44.9

Programs & Resources

557.2:1
Student-Counselor Ratio
50.4%
Chronically Absent

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

Schools in San Bernardino County Office of Education

School Enrollment
San Bernardino County Special Education
1,860
Community School/Independent Alternative Education
394
San Bernardino Co Juve Detention and Assessment Center
113

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

The California districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Alta Vista Innovation High District Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Gridley Unified Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix
San Bruno Park Elementary Similar size No spending data More locally funded
Carpinteria Unified Similar size No spending data More locally funded
Kern County Office of Education Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix

Comparisons are relative to San Bernardino 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 Bernardino County Office of Education?

San Bernardino County Office of Education has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 2,028 students.

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

San Bernardino County Office of Education students are 63.5% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% African American, 9.4% White, 1.9% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.