Edison Elementary School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades K–8

Elementary and middle schools for East Niles and Edison.

At a glance

1,106Students enrolled

2Schools

2Towns served

$21,258Spent per student

20:1Student–teacher ratio

87%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Edison

Grades K–4

Orangewood Elementary617 students · BakersfieldThis district

Grades 5–8

Edison Middle489 students · BakersfieldThis district

Grades 9–12

18 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listKern High School District

Based 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 performance

Graduation rate 88% at Kern High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

Where the money goes

$21,258

per student each year · about the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction53%

Support & administration40%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)15%

State76%

Federal9%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,012’20

1,036’21

1,092’22

1,113’23

1,106’24

Students

Hispanic · 88%978

White · 6%68

Black · 3%29

Two or more races · 2%23

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%6

Asian · 0%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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East Niles28,532 people

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Edison449 people

Schools2 in district · 18 next

This district · grades K–8

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Orangewood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–4 · 617 students · Bakersfield

Public 📚

Edison MiddleMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 489 students · Bakersfield

Public

Where students go next · Kern High School District

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Arvin HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,653 students · Arvin

B+Public 🏫

Bakersfield HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 3,069 students · Bakersfield

A-Public 🏫

Centennial HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,212 students · Bakersfield

B+Public 🏫

East Bakersfield HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,331 students · Bakersfield

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Foothill HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,043 students · Bakersfield

BPublic 🏫

Frontier HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,098 students · Bakersfield

B+Public 🏫

Golden Valley HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,228 students · Bakersfield

BPublic 🏫

Highland HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,530 students · Bakersfield

BPublic 🏫

Independence HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,324 students · Bakersfield

Public 🏫

Kern Valley HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 516 students · Lake Isabella

BPublic 🏫

Liberty HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,369 students · Bakersfield

B+Public 🏫

Mira Monte HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,048 students · Bakersfield

Public 🏫

North HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,135 students · Bakersfield

BPublic 🏫

Ridgeview HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,575 students · Bakersfield

B+Public 🏫

Shafter HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,599 students · Shafter

BPublic 🏫

South HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,107 students · Bakersfield

B+Public 🏫

Stockdale HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,398 students · Bakersfield

Public 🏫

West HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,159 students · Bakersfield

B+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Bakersfield City School DistrictBakersfield · $20,798 per student

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Panama-Buena Vista School DistrictBakersfield · $17,448 per student

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. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.