📍 1101 Planz Rd., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93304
South High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 2,176 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brian Mendiburu. It is part of the Kern High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 93.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
South High enrolls 2,176 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 93.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% Black or African American and 4.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,857 | 85% |
| Black or African American | 177 | 8.1% |
| White | 91 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 31 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 13 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,083 of the school's 2,176 students (96%) 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.
South 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.
South 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 2,176 students, South High is larger than the district average of about 1,729 students per school.