Kern County Community vs Kern County Special Education

How do these schools compare?

Metric Kern County Community Kern County Special Education
Location Bakersfield, CA Bakersfield, CA
School Type alternative special-ed
Grade Level other other
Enrollment 325 387
Student:Teacher Ratio 17.5:1 6.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 85.9% 53.9%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Kern County Community Kern County Special Education
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $188,117 $188,117
District Kern County Office of Education Kern County Office of Education

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Kern County Community Kern County Special Education
White 15.4% 23.8%
African American 12.3% 5.9%
Hispanic or Latino 69.8% 63.8%
Asian 0.6% 4.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 1.2% 1.0%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Kern County Community Kern County Special Education
AP Courses Offered
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 162.5:1
Chronic Absenteeism 100.0% 96.9%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.