📍 701 Wildcat Way, Taft, Kern County, 93268
Taft Union High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Taft, Kern County. The school has 1,102 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mary Alice Finn. It is part of the Taft Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 56.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
Taft Union High enrolls 1,102 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 56.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 637 | 58% |
| White | 425 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
655 of the school's 1,102 students (59%) 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.
Taft Union High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Taft Union High is one of 2 schools in Taft Union High, based in Taft, California. The district serves 1,149 students district-wide and employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,102 students, Taft Union High is larger than the district average of about 575 students per school.