📍 925 Jewetta Ave., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93312
Liberty High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 2,358 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Leandrea Slayton. It is part of the Kern High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 86.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.4:1.
Liberty High enrolls 2,358 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 86.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 41% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,033 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 970 | 41% |
| Asian | 148 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 97 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 92 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
829 of the school's 2,358 students (35%) 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.
Liberty High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.
Liberty 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 2,358 students, Liberty High is larger than the district average of about 1,729 students per school.