Monterey County Special Education
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Salinas, California
Monterey County Special Education in Salinas, California enrolled 274 students in 2024-25 with 39.5 full-time teachers, 6.9 students per teacher against the California median of 18.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. On the state tests, 0-20% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
256 students in 2022-23, 281 students in 2023-24, 274 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.4 to 39.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 256 | 39.4 | 6.5 |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 40.0 | 7.0 |
| 2024-25 | 274 | 39.5 | 6.9 |
6.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 California schools of this kind
Among the 528 California schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Monterey County Special Education enrolled 271 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent77.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.7% of students were Hispanic, 4.4% White, 3.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic88.7%
- White4.4%
- Two or more races3.3%
- Asian1.8%
- Black1.5%
- American Indian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Monterey County Special Education scored proficient or above: 0-20% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 0‑20% | 15‑26% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 5% or less | 2‑14% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Schools of this kind in Salinas
3 public schools of this kind in Salinas report 2024-25 enrollment; Monterey County Special Education is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey County Special Education | 274 | 6.9 | 58.8% |
| Monterey County Home Charter | 255 | 18.8 | 62.0% |
| Wellington M. Smith Jr. | 50 | 12.4 | 94.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Monterey County Special Education
- Monterey County Home CharterThe nearest public school of this kind, under 0.1 miles away: 255 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Wellington M. Smith Jr.The next nearest public school of this kind, 3.3 miles away: 50 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
- Compare Monterey County Special Education with Monterey County Home CharterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Monterey County Office of Education spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaMonterey County Special Education is the number 252 by size of 539 California schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#252 of 539
- California schools by students per teacher6.9 students per teacher here against the California median of 18.3 for schools of this kind.6.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Monterey County Special Education
How many students attend Monterey County Special Education?
274 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 256 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Salinas, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Monterey County Special Education?
6.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for schools of this kind is 18.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Monterey County Special Education a Title I school?
Monterey County Special Education has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at Monterey County Special Education do on state tests?
The students tested at Monterey County Special Education scored proficient or above: 0-20% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Monterey County Special Education in?
Monterey County Office of Education, NCES district ID 0691021. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 069102107551 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.