📍 200 P St., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93304
Vista Continuation High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 242 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cheryl Thompson. It is part of the Kern High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
Vista Continuation High enrolls 242 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 6.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 180 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 17% |
| White | 15 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
230 of the school's 242 students (95%) 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.
Vista Continuation 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.
Vista Continuation 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 242 students, Vista Continuation High is smaller than the district average of about 1,729 students per school.
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