📍 2900 Royal Scots Way, Bakersfield, Kern County, 93306
Highland High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 2,599 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melissa Donez. It is part of the Kern High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 104.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
Highland High enrolls 2,599 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 104.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 15% White and 4.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,974 | 76% |
| White | 381 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 126 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 69 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,057 of the school's 2,599 students (79%) 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.
Highland 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.
Highland 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 2,599 students, Highland High is larger than the district average of about 1,729 students per school.