School district · California

Bakersfield City

Bakersfield City in California: 45 public schools with 28,365 students and 20.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,797 per student in FY2024.

Schools
45
Students
28,365
Students per teacher
20.4
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,797
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
1,389
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
37.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

28%proficient

+0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 83% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

18,213 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

15%proficient

+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 89% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

18,398 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.5K15
$11.5K16
$12.7K17
$13.2K18
$14.6K19
$14.0K20
$15.2K21
$17.3K22
$19.2K23
$20.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
17% · $116.4M
State
75% · $521.2M
Local
8.8% · $61.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,885
Support services
$6,978
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$30.8M
Long-term debt
$142.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 34Middle schools: 10Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Bessie E. Owens ElementaryFree meals for all
K–686721.739%30%
Caroline Harris ElementaryFree meals for all
K–658719.333%22%
Casa Loma ElementaryFree meals for all
K–642418.316%16%
Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryFree meals for all
K–662119.555%43%
College Heights ElementaryFree meals for all
K–676121.018%9.8%
Colonel Howard Nichols ElementaryFree meals for all
K–696023.533%21%
Downtown ElementaryFree meals for all
K–831721.669%52%
Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher ElementaryFree meals for all
K–570519.647%34%
Dr. Juliet Thorner ElementaryFree meals for all
K–681322.625%15%
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryFree meals for all
K–670921.616%6.2%
Evergreen ElementaryFree meals for all
K–566018.932%12%
Frank West ElementaryFree meals for all
K–565018.328%17%
Franklin ElementaryFree meals for all
K–647520.442%23%
Fremont ElementaryFree meals for all
K–670720.624%12%
Harding ElementaryFree meals for all
K–654220.834%21%
Henry Eissler ElementaryFree meals for all
K–652918.036%22%
Horace Mann ElementaryFree meals for all
K–687021.233%23%
Hort ElementaryFree meals for all
K–559019.826%18%
Jefferson ElementaryFree meals for all
K–651020.421%17%
Leo G. Pauly ElementaryFree meals for all
K–669420.232%19%
Longfellow ElementaryFree meals for all
K–678019.715%8.0%
McKinley ElementaryFree meals for all
K–662820.717%9.3%
Mt. Vernon ElementaryFree meals for all
K–661418.717%9.3%
Munsey ElementaryFree meals for all
K–666319.928%16%
Myra A. Noble ElementaryFree meals for all
K–581320.315%8.3%
Pioneer Drive ElementaryFree meals for all
K–656219.829%18%
Rafer JohnsonAlternativeFree meals for all
K–8325.5——
Ramon Garza ElementaryFree meals for all
K–565820.425%18%
Roosevelt ElementaryFree meals for all
K–539220.132%18%
Stella I. Hills ElementaryFree meals for all
K–667019.313%7.6%
Voorhies ElementaryFree meals for all
K–691520.128%18%
Wayside ElementaryFree meals for all
K–665220.224%16%
William Penn ElementaryFree meals for all
K–523516.826%9.3%
Williams ElementaryFree meals for all
K–645220.519%9.5%
Abraham Lincoln Jr. HighFree meals for all
7–852719.816%2.9%
Chipman Junior HighFree meals for all
7–870821.740%22%
Compton Junior HighFree meals for all
7–858620.629%8.7%
Curran MiddleFree meals for all
6–897321.228%7.1%
Emerson MiddleFree meals for all
6–881322.025%5.9%
Paul L. Cato MiddleFree meals for all
6–869422.549%33%
Sequoia Jr. HighFree meals for all
7–874621.620%8.1%
Sierra MiddleFree meals for all
6–873120.727%5.4%
Walter Stiern MiddleFree meals for all
6–889121.523%9.5%
Washington MiddleFree meals for all
6–863921.621%4.8%
Rafer Johnson Childrens Center
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1300 Baker St., Bakersfield, CA 93305
Phone
(661)631-4600
Website