Riverside County Office of Education information

The Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE) serves as an intermediary between the California Department of Education and local school districts. It provides a wide range of educational and administrative services to the 23 school districts and more than 423,000 students in Riverside County.

The office has three components: the elected County Superintendent of Schools, who serves a four-year term of office; the seven elected members of the County Board of Education, who also serve four-year terms; and the body of employees in the organization, all of whom are employed by the County Superintendent.

RCOE has served Riverside County for nearly 125 years. With well over 420,000 students, RCOE is California’s fourth-largest county office of education. The county's 23 districts vary in size from Desert Center, with just over a handful of students, to Corona-Norco, with more than 50,000.

County offices serve three legally mandated functions:

• Meeting the needs of students outside of their local school district educational programs and services
• Working with local school districts to ensure they are providing students with the best educational programs and services possible, and remaining financially solvent in the process
• As the Board of Education, primarily a policy and appellate role.

Two other significant roles played by county offices are:

• Recognizing student achievement and educator excellence
• Providing county-wide educational events focusing on the success of all students

RCOE's six service divisions, and the Office of the Superintendent, employ approximately 1,900 people. The divisions are:

• Administration and Business Services
• Educational Leadership Services
• Personnel Services
• Student Programs and Services
• Educational Services
• Children and Family Services

Because the county is so extensive, both of RCOE's regional offices in Murrieta and Indio include employees from a number of these divisions.