Kern High School District
Public
Regional · 3 towns Grades 9–12 ASchool Grade
High school for Bakersfield, Shafter and Arvin. Each town runs its own elementary district.
At a glance
42,814Students enrolled
25Schools · + 40 feeders
3Towns served
$19,073Spent per student
24:1Student–teacher ratio
78%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades K–6
Golden Oak Elementary or Redwood Elementary or Sequoia ElementaryDepends on your addressRichland Union School DistrictGrades K–6
El Camino Real Elementary or Bear Mountain Elementary or Sierra Vista ElementaryDepends on your addressArvin Union School DistrictBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs CA
Math proficiency17%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts89%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 87.6%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$19,073
per student each year · 10% below the CA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
42,054’20
42,521’21
42,667’22
42,729’23
42,814’24
Students
Hispanic · 72%30,777
White · 14%6,081
Black · 5%2,146
Two or more races · 5%2,015
Asian · 3%1,477
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%208
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Bakersfield411,986 people · Grades K–8 at Dolores S. Whitley TK-8 or Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary and others
Shafter21,193 people · Grades K–6 at Golden Oak Elementary or Redwood Elementary and others
Arvin19,539 people · Grades K–6 at El Camino Real Elementary or Bear Mountain Elementary and others
Schools25 in district · 40 feeders
This district · grades 9–12
Bakersfield HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 3,069 students · Bakersfield
A-PublicArvin HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,653 students · Arvin
B+PublicRidgeview HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,575 students · Bakersfield
B+PublicHighland HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,530 students · Bakersfield
BPublicStockdale HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,398 students · Bakersfield
PublicLiberty HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,369 students · Bakersfield
B+PublicEast Bakersfield HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,331 students · Bakersfield
BPublicIndependence HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,324 students · Bakersfield
PublicGolden Valley HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,228 students · Bakersfield
BPublicCentennial HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,212 students · Bakersfield
B+PublicWest HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,159 students · Bakersfield
B+PublicNorth HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,135 students · Bakersfield
BPublicSouth HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,107 students · Bakersfield
B+PublicFrontier HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,098 students · Bakersfield
B+PublicMira Monte HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,048 students · Bakersfield
PublicFoothill HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,043 students · Bakersfield
BPublicDel Oro HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,927 students · Bakersfield
PublicShafter HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,599 students · Shafter
BPublicKern Valley HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 516 students · Lake Isabella
BPublicKern Workforce 2000 AcademyHigh · Grades 9–12 · 491 students · Bakersfield
CharterVista West Continuation HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 375 students · Bakersfield
PublicTierra Del Sol Continuation HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 241 students · Bakersfield
CPublicVista Continuation HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 221 students · Bakersfield
PublicCentral Valley High (Continuation)High · Grades 9–12 · 86 students · Shafter
PublicNueva Continuation HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 79 students · Lamont
PublicFeeder schools · grades K–8 · each town's own district
Bear Mountain ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 728 students · Arvin
CPublicEl Camino Real ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 771 students · Arvin
PublicHaven Drive MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 612 students · Arvin
PublicSierra Vista ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 690 students · Arvin
D-PublicAbraham Lincoln Jr. HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 527 students · Bakersfield
PublicBessie E. Owens ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 867 students · Bakersfield
PublicCaroline Harris ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 587 students · Bakersfield
PublicCasa Loma ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 424 students · Bakersfield
PublicCesar E. Chavez ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 621 students · Bakersfield
PublicChipman Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 708 students · Bakersfield
PublicCollege Heights ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 761 students · Bakersfield
PublicColonel Howard Nichols ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 960 students · Bakersfield
PublicDolores S. Whitley TK-8Elementary · Grades K–8 · 1,151 students · Bakersfield
PublicDowntown ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 317 students · Bakersfield
PublicDr. Douglas K. Fletcher ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 705 students · Bakersfield
PublicDr. Juliet Thorner ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 813 students · Bakersfield
PublicDr. Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 709 students · Bakersfield
PublicEmerson MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 813 students · Bakersfield
PublicFrank West ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 650 students · Bakersfield
PublicFranklin ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 475 students · Bakersfield
PublicFremont ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 707 students · Bakersfield
PublicHenry Eissler ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 529 students · Bakersfield
PublicJefferson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 510 students · Bakersfield
PublicLeo G. Pauly ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 694 students · Bakersfield
PublicLongfellow ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 780 students · Bakersfield
PublicMcKinley ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 628 students · Bakersfield
PublicMyra A. Noble ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 813 students · Bakersfield
PublicPaul L. Cato MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 694 students · Bakersfield
PublicRoosevelt ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 392 students · Bakersfield
PublicSequoia Jr. HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 746 students · Bakersfield
PublicStella I. Hills ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 670 students · Bakersfield
PublicWalter Stiern MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 891 students · Bakersfield
PublicWashington MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 639 students · Bakersfield
PublicWayside ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 652 students · Bakersfield
PublicWilliam Penn ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 235 students · Bakersfield
PublicWilliams ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 452 students · Bakersfield
PublicGolden Oak ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 717 students · Shafter
CPublicRedwood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 601 students · Shafter
C-PublicRichland Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 558 students · Shafter
CPublicSequoia ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 534 students · Shafter
CPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.