📍 8001 Old River Rd., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93311
Independence High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 2,394 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Guillermo Alvarado. It is part of the Kern High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 91.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.2:1.
Independence High enrolls 2,394 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 91.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 8.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,521 | 64% |
| White | 394 | 16% |
| Asian | 202 | 8.4% |
| Black or African American | 194 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 14 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,695 of the school's 2,394 students (71%) 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.
Independence High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Independence 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 2,394 students, Independence High is larger than the district average of about 1,729 students per school.