📍 1241 G St., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93301
Bakersfield High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 3,004 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ryan Geivet. It is part of the Kern High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 126.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.
Bakersfield High enrolls 3,004 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 126.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 13% White and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,148 | 72% |
| White | 401 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 336 | 11% |
| Asian | 45 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 29 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,452 of the school's 3,004 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bakersfield High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Bakersfield High is one of 25 schools in Kern High, based in Bakersfield, California. The district serves 43,237 students district-wide and employs 1,803 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,004 students, Bakersfield High is larger than the district average of about 1,729 students per school.