Panama-Buena Vista School District
Public school districtGrades K–8
Serves Bakersfield.
Students
19,366
Schools
26
Spent per student
$17,448
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Debt
$153.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Panama-Buena Vista School District
- Spends 18% less per student than the CA average
- 23 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 6% since 2020
- Debt of $153.6M, about $7,932 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Edison.
K–4Orangewood ElementaryEdison Elementary School District
5–8Edison MiddleEdison Elementary School District
9–1218 high schoolsKern High School District
Test scores vs. CA
No district test scores published yet.
Graduation rate 88% at Kern High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,448 per student · 18% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 80%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
18,262’20
18,785’21
19,103’22
19,369’23
19,366’24
Up 6% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 62%White 13%Asian 11%Black 8%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
26 public schools.
Dolores S. Whitley TK-8
1,151 students23:1
Douglas J. Miller Elementary
994 students28:1
Berkshire Elementary
932 students26:1
Bill L. Williams Elementary
926 students26:1
Panama Elementary
876 students27:1
Charles H. Castle Elementary
832 students27:1
Ronald Reagan Elementary
831 students25:1
Sing Lum Elementary
809 students25:1
Roy W. Loudon Elementary
807 students24:1
Old River Elementary
795 students25:1
Highgate Elementary
732 students25:1
Buena Vista Elementary
713 students26:1
Leo B. Hart Elementary
705 students26:1
Amy B. Seibert Elementary
628 students23:1
Stine Elementary
615 students24:1
Louise Sandrini Elementary
604 students24:1
Stockdale Elementary
587 students23:1
Wayne Van Horn Elementary
578 students24:1
Laurelglen Elementary
574 students23:1
Christa McAuliffe Elementary
524 students21:1
Stonecreek Junior High
986 students19:1
Earl Warren Junior High
965 students21:1
Tevis Junior High
807 students20:1
Fred L. Thompson Junior High
714 students17:1
O. J. Actis Junior High
681 students16:1
Mountain View TK-8
0 students
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.