Kernville Union Elementary School District
Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 7 towns
Serves Lake Isabella, Wofford Heights, Bodfish, Squirrel Mountain Valley, Kernville, Mountain Mesa and Alta Sierra.
Students
764
Schools
3
Spent per student
$23,261
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Debt
$5.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Kernville Union Elementary School District
- Spends 10% more per student than the CA average
- 20 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.9% since 2020
- Debt of $5.9M, about $7,694 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Mountain Mesa.
K–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Woodrow Wallace MiddleThis 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$23,261 per student · 10% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 47%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 62%Federal 14%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
812’20
782’21
814’22
779’23
764’24
Down 5.9% since 2020.
Students
White 68%Hispanic 25%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Black 2%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
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.