Santa Barbara County Special Education

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara County Special Education in Santa Barbara, California enrolled 49 students in 2024-25 with 7.5 full-time teachers, 6.5 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, 0-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% 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 fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 21%

58 students in 2022-23, 54 students in 2023-24, 49 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.5 to 7.5.

Students enrolled at Santa Barbara County Special Education by school year2022-23: 58, 2023-24: 54, 2024-25: 4902040602022-23582023-24542024-2549
Students enrolled at Santa Barbara County Special Education by school year2022-23: 58, 2023-24: 54, 2024-25: 4902040602022-23582023-24542024-2549
Students enrolled at Santa Barbara County Special Education by school year2022-23: 58, 2023-24: 54, 2024-25: 4902040602022-23582023-24542024-2549
Students enrolled at Santa Barbara County Special Education by school year2022-23: 58, 2023-24: 54, 2024-25: 4902040602022-23582023-24542024-2549
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23589.56.1
2023-24548.56.4
2024-25497.56.5

6.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 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.

Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; This school 6.5; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 6.5state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; This school 6.5; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 6.5state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; This school 6.5; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 6.5state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; This school 6.5; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 6.5state median 18.3U.S. 13.8

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 Santa Barbara County Special Education enrolled 493 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent63.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

85.7% of students were Hispanic, 6.1% Asian, 4.1% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic85.7%
  2. Asian6.1%
  3. White4.1%
  4. Two or more races4.1%

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 Santa Barbara County Special Education scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-220‑50%0‑50%45%
Math, 2022-2310% or less0‑50% (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 Santa Barbara

3 public schools of this kind in Santa Barbara report 2024-25 enrollment; Santa Barbara County Special Education is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Trivium Charter School Voyage29734.440.4%
Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara7415.954.1%
Santa Barbara County Special Education496.573.5%

All public schools in Santa Barbara →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Santa Barbara County Special Education

  1. Trivium Charter School VoyageThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.2 miles away: 297 students, 34.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Olive Grove Charter - Santa BarbaraThe next nearest public school of this kind, 4.4 miles away: 74 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.4 mi
  3. Compare Santa Barbara County Special Education with Trivium Charter School VoyageStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Santa Barbara County Office of Education spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaSanta Barbara County Special Education is the number 446 by size of 539 California schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#446 of 539
  6. California schools by students per teacher6.5 students per teacher here against the California median of 18.3 for schools of this kind.6.5:1
  7. 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 Santa Barbara County Special Education

  1. How many students attend Santa Barbara County Special Education?
    49 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 58 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Santa Barbara, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Santa Barbara County Special Education?
    6.5 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.
  3. Is Santa Barbara County Special Education a Title I school?
    Santa Barbara 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.
  4. How do students at Santa Barbara County Special Education do on state tests?
    The students tested at Santa Barbara County Special Education scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% 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.
  5. What district is Santa Barbara County Special Education in?
    Santa Barbara County Office of Education, NCES district ID 0691034. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 069103407192 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.

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