📍 6401 Allen Rd., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93314
Frontier High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 2,072 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Vicky Thompson. It is part of the Kern High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 81.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.5:1.
Frontier High enrolls 2,072 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 81.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 39% Hispanic or Latino and 6.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 977 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 816 | 39% |
| Asian | 129 | 6.2% |
| Black or African American | 64 | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 36 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
561 of the school's 2,072 students (27%) 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.
Frontier High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large).
Frontier 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 2,072 students, Frontier High is larger than the district average of about 1,729 students per school.