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Siskiyou, in the Northern/Sierra region of the state, is home to 10,572 children, ages 0-17, which is less than 1% of California's child population. Compared to other counties in the state, Siskiyou ranks as follows:

  • 20 out of 58 in the percentage of children with health insurance.
  • 44 out of 58 in the percentage of children, ages 3 and 4, enrolled in preschool.
  • 27 out of 58 in the percentage of elementary school students meeting state targets in English Language Arts.
  • 18 out of 58 in the percentage of elementary school students meeting state targets in Math.
  • 12 out of 58 in the percentage of high school students eligible to attend one of California's public universities.
  • 55 out of 58 in the percentage of children in low-income households.

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Demographics Siskiyou County Northern/Sierra Region Statewide
Households with children under 18 years old 43% 45% 51%
Children who are in school 92% 91% 90%
Teens neither in school nor working 7% 9% 8%
Children who speak another language at home 12% 16% 44%
Children who are U.S. citizens 97% 98% 94%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Employment, Income and Poverty Siskiyou County Northern/Sierra Region Statewide
Per capita family income (dollar amount) $20,557 $21,785 $26,800
Households with at least one working parent 86% 89% 90%
Children living in poverty 27% 20% 19%
Households receiving food stamps * 16% 10%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Housing Siskiyou County Northern/Sierra Region Statewide
Fair Market Rent (dollar amount) $617 $712 $905
Housing costs as a percentage of household income 23% 24% 29%
People in overcrowded households * 4% 8%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Prenatal and Newborn Health Status Siskiyou County Northern/Sierra Region Statewide
Mothers receiving early prenatal care 81% 77% 86%
Low birthweight infants 6% 6% 7%
Teen birth rate (per 1,000) 36 33 37
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Children's Health Status Siskiyou County Northern/Sierra Region Statewide
Children in good or excellent health 91%** 95% 92%
Children diagnosed with asthma * 15% 16%
Children with regular access to a doctor 86%** 87% 89%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Prenatal and Newborn Health Status by Race/Ethnicity African
American 		Asian Latino White Other
Mothers receiving early prenatal care * * 83% 81% 76%
Low birthweight infants * * * 5% *
Teen birth rate (per 1,000) * * * 32 *
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Children's Health Status by Race/Ethnicity African
American 		Asian Latino White Other
Children in good or excellent health * * 96%** 91%** 80%**
Children diagnosed with asthma * * * * *
Children with regular access to a doctor * * 78%** 86%** 81%**
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Health Status by Age 0-5 6-11 12-18 0-18
Children in good or excellent health 99%** 96%** 85%** 91%**
Children diagnosed with asthma * * * *
Children with regular access to a doctor 96%** 94%** 78%** 86%**
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Health Status by Family Income
(Percentage of Federal Poverty Level)		 Less than 100%
of FPL 		100 to 199%
of FPL 		200 to 299%
of FPL 		300% of FPL
and higher
Children in good or excellent health 96%** 91%** 92%** 88%**
Children diagnosed with asthma * * * *
Children with regular access to a doctor 81%** 86%** 100%** 84%**
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Health Insurance Coverage Siskiyou County Northern/Sierra Region Statewide
Insured 95%** 92% 93%
Not insured * 9% 7%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Health Insurance Coverage by Race/Ethnicity African
American 		Asian Latino White Other
Insured * * 96%** 96%** 85%**
Not insured * * * * *
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Health Insurance Coverage by Family Income
(Percentage of Federal Poverty Level)		 Less than 100%
of FPL 		100 to 199%
of FPL 		200 to 299%
of FPL 		300% of FPL
and higher
Insured 98%** 95%** 100%** 92%**
Not insured * * * *
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Health Insurance Coverage by Age 0-5 6-11 12-18 0-18
Insured 96%** 96%** 94%** 95%**
Not insured * * * *
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Dental Health Siskiyou County Northern/Sierra Region Statewide
Children with dental insurance 72%** 77% 79%
Children who visited a dentist in the last year 82%** 78% 80%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Dental Health by Race/Ethnicity African
American 		Asian Latino White Other
Children with dental insurance * * 96%** 75%** 57%**
Children who visited a dentist in the last year * * * 92%** 82%**
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Dental Health by Family Income
(Percentage of Federal Poverty Level)		 Less than 100%
of FPL 		100 to 199%
of FPL 		200 to 299%
of FPL 		300% of FPL
and higher
Children with dental insurance 84%** 68%** 71%** 74%**
Children who visited a dentist in the last year 75%** 71%** 91%** 95%**
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Dental Health by Age 0-5 6-11 12-18 0-18
Children with dental insurance * 82%** 67%** 72%**
Children who visited a dentist in the last year 58%** 96%** * 82%**
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Fitness and Nutrition Siskiyou County Northern/Sierra Region Statewide
Physically fit children 34% 32% 28%
Children who never exercise 73%** 77% 71%
Children who ate fast food in the prior day 14%** 28% 34%
Overweight children 26% 29% 33%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Fitness and Nutrition by Race/Ethnicity African
American 		Asian Latino White Other
Physically fit children * * 21% 36% 19%
Children who never exercise * * 73%** 70%** 76%**
Children who ate fast food in the prior day * * * * *
Overweight children * * 36% 24% 44%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Fitness and Nutrition by Family Income
(Percentage of Federal Poverty Level)		 Less than 100%
of FPL		 100 to 199%
of FPL 		200 to 299%
of FPL 		300% of FPL
and higher
Children who never exercise 80%** 71%** 87%** 69%**
Children who ate fast food in the prior day * * * *
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Fitness and Nutrition by Age 0-5 6-11 12-18 0-18
Children who never exercise * 82%** 66%** 73%**
Children who ate fast food in the prior day * * * 14%**
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Children, Ages 0-4 Siskiyou County Northern/Sierra Region Statewide
Birth to age 3 3,805** 48,425 1,582,911
Ages 3 and 4 2,169** 28,020 1,103,980
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Preschool Enrollment, Ages 3 and 4 Siskiyou County Northern/Sierra Region Statewide
Children in preschool or nursery school 29%** 41% 42%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Licensed Child Care Centers Siskiyou County Northern/Sierra Region Statewide
Total number of licensed child care centers 24 582 10,106
Center spaces for infants 3% 6% 6%
Center spaces for children, ages 2-5 85% 76% 70%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Licensed Family Child Care Homes Siskiyou County Northern/Sierra Region Statewide
Total number of homes 68 1,748 37,388
Total spaces in homes 616 17,256 361,887
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Children, Ages 0-4, by Race/Ethnicity African
American		 Asian Latino White Other
Birth to age 3 * * 720** 2,987** 98**
Ages 3 and 4 * 171** 469** 1,482** 47**
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Children, Ages 0-4, by Family Income
(Percentage of Federal Poverty Level)		 Less than 100%
of FPL 		100 to 199%
of FPL		 200 to 299%
of FPL		 300% of FPL
and higher
Birth to age 3 2,199** 750** 426** 430**
Ages 3 and 4 904** 780** 236** 249**
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Preschool Enrollment, Ages 3 and 4, by Race/Ethnicity African
American		 Asian Latino White Other
Children in preschool or nursery school * * 42%** 28%** 36%**
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Preschool Enrollment, Ages 3 and 4, by Family Income (Percentage of Federal Poverty Level) Less than 100%
of FPL 		100 to 199%
of FPL		 200 to 299%
of FPL		 300% of FPL
and higher
Children in preschool or nursery school 34%** 28%** 8%** 35%**
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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K-12 Enrollment Siskiyou County Northern/Sierra Region Statewide
Number of students in public K-12 schools 6,480 228,193 6,312,436
English Learners 3% 10% 25%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: 2nd-6th Grade Siskiyou County Northern/Sierra Region Statewide
Proficient or Advanced in English Language Arts 45% 44% 43%
Proficient or Advanced in Math 54% 51% 52%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: 7th-11th Grade Siskiyou County Northern/Sierra Region Statewide
Proficient or Advanced in English Language Arts 45% 43% 40%
Proficient or Advanced in Math 28% 29% 28%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: High School Siskiyou County Northern/Sierra Region Statewide
Percent of 10th -graders who passed the California High School English Exit Exam 87% 81% 77%
Percent of 10th-graders who passed the California High School Math Exit Exam 85% 80% 75%
Meet UC/CSU entrance requirements 39% 27% 35%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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K-12 Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity African
American		 Asian Latino White Other
Number of students in public K-12 schools 146 191 612 4,843 688
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: 2nd-6th Grade
by Race/Ethnicity		 African
American		 Asian Latino White Other
Proficient or Advanced in English Language Arts 31% * 33% 48% 35%
Proficient or Advanced in Math 32% * 47% 57% 44%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: 7th-11th Grade
by Race/Ethnicity		 African
American		 Asian Latino White Other
Proficient or Advanced in English Language Arts 31% * 29% 48% 34%
Proficient or Advanced in Math * * 19% 31% 19%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: High School
by Race/Ethnicity		 African
American		 Asian Latino White Other
Percent of 10th-graders who passed the California High School English Exit Exam * * 73% 90% 60%
Percent of 10th-graders who passed the California High School Math Exit Exam * * 68% 88% 71%
Meet UC/CSU entrance requirements * * 38% 42% *
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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K-12 Students by Language Fluency Fluent in English English Learner Redesignated Fluent
in English
Number of students in public K-12 schools 6,255 207 18
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: 2nd-6th Grade
by Language Fluency		 Fluent in English English Learner Redesignated Fluent
in English
Proficient or Advanced in English Language Arts 46% * *
Proficient or Advanced in Math 54% 44% *
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: 7th-11th Grade
by Language Fluency		 Fluent in English English Learner Redesignated Fluent
in English
Proficient or Advanced in English Language Arts 46% * *
Proficient or Advanced in Math 29% * *
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: High School
by Language Fluency		 Fluent in English English Learner Redesignated Fluent
in English
Percent of 10th-graders who passed the California High School English Exit Exam 87% * *
Percent of 10th-graders who passed the California High School Math Exit Exam 86% * *
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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K-12 Students by Family Income Economically Disadvantaged Not Economically Disadvantaged
Number of students in public K-12 schools 3,578 2,902
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: 2nd-6th Grade
by Family Income		 Economically Disadvantaged Not Economically Disadvantaged
Proficient or Advanced in English Language Arts 33% 58%
Proficient or Advanced in Math 44% 66%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: 7th-11th Grade
by Family Income		 Economically Disadvantaged Not Economically Disadvantaged
Proficient or Advanced in English Language Arts 32% 52%
Proficient or Advanced in Math 21% 33%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: High School
by Family Income		 Economically Disadvantaged Not Economically Disadvantaged
Percent of 10th-graders who passed the California High School English Exit Exam 76% 92%
Percent of 10th-graders who passed the California High School Math Exit Exam 75% 91%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate