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Homeless Students in San Luis Obispo County Schools

Beginning with the 2006/2007 school year, school districts in San Luis Obispo have been taking a yearly count of identified homeless students. These students are identified according to the McKinney-Vento definition of homelessness;

Important Information

If due to a lack of housing, you must live in any of the following situations, then according to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act, you are considered homeless:

Lack a regular, fixed, and adequate nighttime residence
Living in a shelter, motel, or hotel
Living in an unsheltered nighttime residence such as a car, campground, or park
Living doubled up with family or friends due to economic hardship
Unaccompanied Youth
Emergency foster placement.

Once a student is identified as “Homeless,” they qualify for services for the remainder of the school year.

Below is a summary of the data collected. Click to download a PDF.

County Totals
Grade Level	0-5	K	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
2007	0	56	55	43	50	48	40	44	47	41	46	55	51	61	637
2008	0	54	73	58	62	55	63	48	40	40	53	43	60	46	695
2009	0	115	108	82	100	71	77	82	54	45	62	66	62	64	988
2010	3	151	155	153	137	145	118	91	84	104	72	88	84	72	1457
2011	2	188	138	152	120	128	129	112	94	111	102	87	97	101	1561
2012	53	142	141	121	126	120	112	131	92	91	83	90	71	77	1450
2013	58	160	145	134	148	154	138	135	145	127	98	86	96	101	1725
2014	69	209	189	209	192	189	183	154	187	152	108	113	119	137	2210

Primary Nighttime Residence Including Preschool
	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Shelters	40	62	103	110	115	88	82	98
Doubled Up	284	398	735	1214	1214	1139	1349	1866
Unsheltered	28	33	68	61	137	129	158	127
Hotels/Motels	69	74	63	83	101	79	128	117
Unknown/ Other	216	128	19	37	28	15	8	2
Unaccomp Youth	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	56
Total	637	695	988	1505	1595	1450	1725	2210

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San Luis Obispo County Office of Education
Office of James J. Brescia, Ed.D.
3350 Education Drive
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
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