📍 501 Park Dr., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93306
Foothill High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 2,045 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sydney Peterson. It is part of the Kern High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 86.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
Foothill High enrolls 2,045 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 86.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 6% White and 2.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,834 | 90% |
| White | 122 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 15 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,845 of the school's 2,045 students (90%) 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.
Foothill High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Foothill 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 2,045 students, Foothill High is larger than the district average of about 1,729 students per school.