Kern High
Public school district based in Bakersfield, California. NCES district ID 0619540; state ID CA-1563529.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
25
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
42,814
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,774.9
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
24.1
Charter schoolsDefinition
1
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 10,771 | |
| Grade 10 | 10,338 | |
| Grade 11 | 10,895 | |
| Grade 12 | 10,810 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% | |
| Asian | 3.4% | |
| Black or African American | 5.0% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 71.9% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.2% | |
| Two or more races | 4.7% | |
| White | 14.2% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 49.1% | |
| Male | 50.9% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 14, Suburb 3, Town 5, Rural 3.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield High Bakersfield | 9–12 | Regular | 3,069 | 119.7 | 25.6 | City: Large |
| Arvin High Arvin | 9–12 | Regular | 2,653 | 102.6 | 25.9 | Town: Fringe |
| Ridgeview High Bakersfield | 9–12 | Regular | 2,575 | 95.6 | 26.9 | City: Large |
| Highland High Bakersfield | 9–12 | Regular | 2,530 | 105.7 | 23.9 | City: Large |
| Stockdale High Bakersfield | 9–12 | Regular | 2,398 | 87.1 | 27.5 | City: Large |
| Liberty High Bakersfield | 9–12 | Regular | 2,369 | 88.7 | 26.7 | City: Large |
| East Bakersfield High Bakersfield | 9–12 | Regular | 2,331 | 95.5 | 24.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Independence High Bakersfield | 9–12 | Regular | 2,324 | 89.3 | 26 | Rural: Fringe |
| Golden Valley High Bakersfield | 9–12 | Regular | 2,228 | 95.7 | 23.3 | City: Large |
| Centennial High Bakersfield | 9–12 | Regular | 2,212 | 88.0 | 25.1 | City: Large |
| West High Bakersfield | 9–12 | Regular | 2,159 | 78.6 | 27.5 | City: Large |
| North High Bakersfield | 9–12 | Regular | 2,135 | 84.3 | 25.3 | Suburb: Large |
| South High Bakersfield | 9–12 | Regular | 2,107 | 86.6 | 24.3 | City: Large |
| Frontier High Bakersfield | 9–12 | Regular | 2,098 | 80.5 | 26.1 | City: Large |
| Mira Monte High Bakersfield | 9–12 | Regular | 2,048 | 84.8 | 24.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Foothill High Bakersfield | 9–12 | Regular | 2,043 | 85.0 | 24 | Suburb: Large |
| Del Oro High Bakersfield | 9–12 | Regular | 1,927 | 76.8 | 25.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| Shafter High Shafter | 9–12 | Regular | 1,599 | 73.7 | 21.7 | Town: Fringe |
| Kern Valley High Lake Isabella | 9–12 | Regular | 516 | 29.9 | 17.2 | Town: Distant |
| Kern Workforce 2000 AcademyCharter Bakersfield | 9–12 | Regular | 491 | 54.5 | 9 | City: Large |
| Vista West Continuation High Bakersfield | 9–12 | Alternative | 375 | 26.3 | 14.3 | City: Large |
| Tierra Del Sol Continuation High Bakersfield | 9–12 | Alternative | 241 | 16.6 | 14.5 | City: Large |
| Vista Continuation High Bakersfield | 9–12 | Alternative | 221 | 15.1 | 14.7 | City: Large |
| Central Valley High (Continuation) Shafter | 9–12 | Alternative | 86 | 6.6 | 13 | Town: Fringe |
| Nueva Continuation High Lamont | 9–12 | Alternative | 79 | 7.9 | 10 | Town: Fringe |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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