School district · California

Southern Kern Unified

Southern Kern Unified in California: 6 public schools with 3,636 students and 20.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,598 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 6
Students: 3,636
Students per teacher: 20.1; CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $17,598; 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): 181
Counselors (FTE): 2.0
Students per counselor: 1,818; CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 4.0; Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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%

30%proficient

+3.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 81% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

1,683 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

16%proficient

−0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 88% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

1,687 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

$11.3K15

$11.7K16

$12.3K17

$13.0K18

$13.0K19

$11.5K20

$12.3K21

$13.9K22

$15.6K23

$17.6K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 13% · $11.4M
State: 64% · $57.6M
Local: 23% · $20.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $10,214
Support services: $6,554
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $25M
Long-term debt: $45M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 2Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Rosamond ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	822	21.1	21%	16%	Rosamond
Westpark ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	952	22.1	39%	28%	Rosamond
Tropico MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	815	20.5	30%	9.6%	Rosamond
Rare Earth High (Continuation)AlternativeFree meals for all	10–12	49	12.3	—	—	Rosamond
Rosamond High Early College CampusFree meals for all	9–12	927	18.6	—	—	Rosamond
Abraham Lincoln AlternativeAlternative	4–12	71	14.2	—	—	Rosamond

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.

Sources

Address: 2601 Rosamond Blvd., Rosamond, CA 93560
Phone: (661)256-5000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.