Public schools in Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield has 146 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 20 high, 29 middle, 93 elementary, 4 other, enrolling 122,496 students. They are run by 17 districts and agencies; Bakersfield City School District runs 44 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 17 districts and agencies that run Bakersfield's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in BakersfieldDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Bakersfield City School District4428,835$19,155
Panama-Buena Vista Union School District2519,107$15,641
Kern High2043,020$17,392
Greenfield Union129,177$16,792
Rosedale Union Elementary96,041$13,538
Norris School District53,878$12,353
Fruitvale Elementary53,031$14,813
Kern County Superintendent of Schools42,054not reported
Standard School District43,046$17,109
Fairfax Elementary42,678$17,170
Beardsley Elementary41,941$17,168
Lakeside Union21,570$12,108

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

20 high schools in Bakersfield, 37,881 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Bakersfield High3,06925.676.1%Kern High
Ridgeview High2,57526.959.9%Kern High
Highland High2,53023.965.7%Kern High
Stockdale High2,39827.536.4%Kern High
Liberty High2,36926.734.5%Kern High
East Bakersfield High2,33124.485.2%Kern High
Independence High2,32426.059.2%Kern High
Golden Valley High2,22823.377.8%Kern High
Centennial High2,21225.136.1%Kern High
West High2,15927.581.4%Kern High
The other 10 high schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
North High2,13525.378.7%Kern High
South High2,10724.388.3%Kern High
Frontier High2,09826.129.2%Kern High
Mira Monte High2,04824.285.9%Kern High
Foothill High2,04324.080.1%Kern High
Del Oro High1,92725.191.9%Kern High
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy4919.085.9%Kern High
Vista West Continuation High37514.379.2%Kern High
Tierra Del Sol Continuation High24114.595.0%Kern High
Vista Continuation High22114.786.0%Kern High

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

29 middle schools in Bakersfield, 21,410 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Leon H. Ollivier Middle1,15223.879.5%Greenfield Union
Standard Middle1,00520.474.3%Standard
Norris Middle99225.231.0%Norris
Stonecreek Junior High98618.963.7%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Curran Middle97321.282.5%Bakersfield City
Earl Warren Junior High96521.144.4%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Walter Stiern Middle89121.578.3%Bakersfield City
Greenfield Middle87321.087.1%Greenfield Union
McKee Middle86919.981.7%Greenfield Union
Emerson Middle81322.087.3%Bakersfield City
The other 19 middle schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Rosedale Middle81021.126.4%Rosedale Union Elementary
Tevis Junior High80719.757.7%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Sequoia Jr. High74621.691.3%Bakersfield City
Sierra Middle73120.792.1%Bakersfield City
Fred L. Thompson Junior High71417.081.1%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Freedom Middle71220.833.6%Rosedale Union Elementary
Chipman Junior High70821.760.2%Bakersfield City
Paul L. Cato Middle69422.542.7%Bakersfield City
Fruitvale Junior High69322.552.4%Fruitvale Elementary
O. J. Actis Junior High68116.270.3%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Washington Middle63921.683.4%Bakersfield City
Fairfax Jr. High60919.485.1%Fairfax Elementary
Mountain View Middle59420.278.3%Lamont Elementary
Compton Junior High58620.680.9%Bakersfield City
Abraham Lincoln Jr. High52719.898.7%Bakersfield City
Edison Middle48917.382.4%Edison Elementary
Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary46621.246.4%Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary
Beardsley Junior High38319.090.6%Beardsley Elementary
Sunset30219.599.7%Vineland

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

93 elementary schools in Bakersfield, 61,215 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Dolores S. Whitley TK-81,15122.767.9%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Veterans Elementary1,00223.135.2%Norris
Douglas J. Miller Elementary99428.061.1%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary96023.573.5%Bakersfield City
Berkshire Elementary93225.966.4%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Patriot Elementary93124.433.2%Rosedale Union Elementary
Bill L. Williams Elementary92626.163.1%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Voorhies Elementary91520.178.1%Bakersfield City
Lakeside89224.657.3%Lakeside Union
Panama Elementary87626.561.9%Panama-Buena Vista Union
The other 83 elementary schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Horace Mann Elementary87021.290.9%Bakersfield City
Bessie E. Owens Elementary86721.786.4%Bakersfield City
Horizon Elementary84523.480.8%Greenfield Union
Charles H. Castle Elementary83227.178.7%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Ronald Reagan Elementary83125.030.4%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Myra A. Noble Elementary81320.386.7%Bakersfield City
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary81322.665.8%Bakersfield City
Norris Elementary81021.234.3%Norris
Sing Lum Elementary80925.562.4%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Roy W. Loudon Elementary80723.677.0%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Donald E. Suburu80322.364.1%Lakeside Union
Zephyr Lane Elementary79724.282.3%Fairfax Elementary
Olive Drive Elementary79724.732.2%Norris
Old River Elementary79524.860.0%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Wingland Elementary78320.681.2%Standard
Longfellow Elementary78019.792.3%Bakersfield City
Highland Elementary77821.567.6%Standard
Raffaello Palla Elementary77025.784.8%Greenfield Union
Valle Verde Elementary76823.378.1%Greenfield Union
College Heights Elementary76121.091.7%Bakersfield City
North Beardsley Elementary75722.994.1%Beardsley Elementary
Highgate Elementary73225.233.9%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Endeavour Elementary72421.951.0%Fruitvale Elementary
Buena Vista Elementary71325.952.6%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary70921.688.3%Bakersfield City
Independence Elementary70922.927.8%Rosedale Union Elementary
Fremont Elementary70720.693.5%Bakersfield City
Discovery Elementary70620.447.9%Fruitvale Elementary
Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary70519.654.3%Bakersfield City
Leo B. Hart Elementary70526.456.7%Panama-Buena Vista Union
American Elementary70121.831.2%Rosedale Union Elementary
W. A. Kendrick Elementary69922.582.5%Greenfield Union
Leo G. Pauly Elementary69420.288.2%Bakersfield City
Stella I. Hills Elementary67019.396.1%Bakersfield City
Granite Pointe Elementary67023.172.1%Greenfield Union
Munsey Elementary66319.981.0%Bakersfield City
Evergreen Elementary66018.990.0%Bakersfield City
Ramon Garza Elementary65820.492.9%Bakersfield City
Wayside Elementary65220.291.7%Bakersfield City
Frank West Elementary65018.386.5%Bakersfield City
Virginia Avenue Elementary64421.892.2%Fairfax Elementary
Almondale Elementary63121.435.0%Rosedale Union Elementary
McKinley Elementary62820.795.4%Bakersfield City
Amy B. Seibert Elementary62823.183.1%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Standard Elementary62720.985.6%Standard
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary62119.547.5%Bakersfield City
Orangewood Elementary61722.080.7%Edison Elementary
Shirley Lane Elementary61722.089.6%Fairfax Elementary
Stine Elementary61523.782.0%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Mt. Vernon Elementary61418.787.6%Bakersfield City
Planz Elementary61022.285.6%Greenfield Union
Louise Sandrini Elementary60424.279.8%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Columbia Elementary60119.750.2%Fruitvale Elementary
Del Rio Elementary59521.928.7%Rosedale Union Elementary
Hort Elementary59019.879.5%Bakersfield City
Rio Bravo Elementary58921.046.7%Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary
Caroline Harris Elementary58719.371.2%Bakersfield City
Stockdale Elementary58722.645.8%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Wayne Van Horn Elementary57823.678.0%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Centennial Elementary57619.130.7%Rosedale Union Elementary
Laurelglen Elementary57423.165.0%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Pioneer Drive Elementary56219.890.0%Bakersfield City
Fairview Elementary55222.990.6%Greenfield Union
William B. Bimat Elementary55220.343.1%Norris
Prosperity Elementary54321.689.3%Greenfield Union
Harding Elementary54220.873.6%Bakersfield City
Rosedale-North Elementary53718.243.2%Rosedale Union Elementary
Henry Eissler Elementary52918.072.6%Bakersfield City
Christa McAuliffe Elementary52421.462.0%Panama-Buena Vista Union
Jefferson Elementary51020.492.5%Bakersfield City
Franklin Elementary47520.480.4%Bakersfield City
Williams Elementary45220.596.9%Bakersfield City
Beardsley Elementary43220.193.5%Beardsley Elementary
Casa Loma Elementary42418.388.2%Bakersfield City
San Lauren Elementary41721.984.2%Beardsley Elementary
Roosevelt Elementary39220.187.0%Bakersfield City
Quailwood Elementary34520.955.9%Fruitvale Elementary
Vineland Elementary33619.899.1%Vineland
Downtown Elementary31721.617.7%Bakersfield City
William Penn Elementary23516.890.2%Bakersfield City
General Shafter Elementary16916.972.2%General Shafter Elementary
Rafer Johnson325.590.6%Bakersfield City
Greenfield Community134.276.9%Greenfield Union

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

4 other schools in Bakersfield, 1,990 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Valley Oaks Charter1,08721.036.2%Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Kern County Special Education3876.859.4%Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Kern County Community32514.289.5%Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Kern County Juvenile Court1918.998.4%Kern County Superintendent of Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Bakersfield's public schools compare with California's

The median Bakersfield school has 21.4 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the California median of 21.6. Its median school enrolls 705 students (state 471).

Bakersfield against California, schools open in 2024-25 with students
BakersfieldCalifornia
Median students per teacher21.421.6
Median school size (students)705471
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)not reportednot reported
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)83%74%
Charter schools1.4%13%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 146 Bakersfield schools and the 9,918 California schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Bakersfield

  1. Bakersfield City School DistrictRuns 44 of Bakersfield's 146 public schools and spent $19,155 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,155
  2. Bakersfield High, the largest high school in Bakersfield3,069 students in 2024-25, 25.6 per teacher.3,069
  3. Compare Bakersfield City School District with Panama-Buena Vista Union School DistrictBakersfield's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Bakersfield addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in California

  1. Los Angeles564 schools
  2. San Diego283 schools
  3. San Jose232 schools
  4. Sacramento197 schools
  5. Fresno179 schools
  6. San Francisco123 schools
  7. Stockton122 schools
  8. Oakland116 schools

Questions about schools in Bakersfield

  1. How many public schools are in Bakersfield, CA?
    146 public schools with an address in Bakersfield were open in 2024-25: 20 high, 29 middle, 93 elementary, 4 other, enrolling 122,496 students. 2 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Bakersfield?
    Bakersfield High, with 3,069 students in 2024-25 (Kern High).
  3. Which districts run Bakersfield's schools?
    Bakersfield City School District (44 schools), Panama-Buena Vista Union School District (25 schools), Kern High (20 schools), Greenfield Union (12 schools), and 13 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .