Regular local school district · Kern County
Bakersfield City School District, CA: schools, enrollment and spending
Bakersfield City School District runs 45 public schools with 28,365 students in grades K to 8. Its ratio of 20.4 students per teacher is 1.5 lower than the California figure of 21.9.Listed in NCES data as "Bakersfield City".
At a glance
- Schools
- 45
- Students
- 28,365
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,388
- Students per teacher
- 20.4
- CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1300 Baker St., Bakersfield, CA 93305
- Phone
- (661)631-4600
- County
- Kern County
- Locale
- City: Large
- Grades offered
- K to 8
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0603630
- State district ID
- CA-1563321
- Total staff (FTE)
- 3,673
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 86.0
Students per teacher compared
This district20.4
California21.9
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (29,307), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $533.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $91.5 million
- State revenue
- $404.9 million
- Local revenue
- $36.6 million
- Total spending
- $471.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,075
- Salaries
- $236.4 million50.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $114.8 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 17.2%
- State: 76.0%
- Local: 6.9%
California overall
- Federal: 13.4%
- State: 51.6%
- Local: 35.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,075
California$17,799
United States$16,826
Schools in Bakersfield City School District
By level: 10 middle, 34 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Abraham Lincoln Junior HighCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 527 | 20.3 |
| Bessie E. Owens ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 867 | 21.7 |
| Caroline Harris ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 587 | 19.6 |
| Casa Loma ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 424 | 18.4 |
| Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 621 | 20.0 |
| Chipman Junior HighCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 708 | 22.1 |
| College Heights ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 761 | 21.1 |
| Colonel Howard Nichols ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 960 | 24.0 |
| Compton Junior HighCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 586 | 20.9 |
| Curran MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 973 | 21.6 |
| Downtown ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 8 | 317 | 22.6 |
| Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 705 | 19.6 |
| Dr. Juliet Thorner ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 813 | 22.6 |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 709 | 22.2 |
| Emerson MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 813 | 22.0 |
| Evergreen ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 660 | 18.9 |
| Frank West ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 650 | 18.6 |
| Franklin ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 475 | 20.7 |
| Fremont ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 707 | 20.8 |
| Harding ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 542 | 20.8 |
| Henry Eissler ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 529 | 18.2 |
| Horace Mann ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 870 | 21.8 |
| Hort ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 590 | 20.3 |
| Jefferson ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 510 | 20.4 |
| Leo G. Pauly ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 694 | 20.4 |
| Longfellow ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 780 | 20.0 |
| McKinley ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 628 | 20.9 |
| Mt. Vernon ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 614 | 19.2 |
| Munsey ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 663 | 20.1 |
| Myra A. Noble ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 813 | 20.3 |
| Paul L. Cato MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 694 | 23.1 |
| Pioneer Drive ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 562 | 20.1 |
| Rafer JohnsonCEP school | Elementary | K to 8 | 32 | 6.4 |
| Rafer Johnson Childrens Center | ||||
| Ramon Garza ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 658 | 20.6 |
| Roosevelt ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 392 | 20.6 |
| Sequoia Junior HighCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 746 | 21.9 |
| Sierra MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 731 | 20.9 |
| Stella I. Hills ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 670 | 19.7 |
| Voorhies ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 915 | 20.3 |
| Walter Stiern MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 891 | 21.7 |
| Washington MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 639 | 22.0 |
| Wayside ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 652 | 20.4 |
| William Penn ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 235 | 16.8 |
| Williams ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 452 | 20.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Kern County
- Kern High School District 43,237 students
- Panama-Buena Vista Union 19,366 students
- Greenfield Union 8,860 students
- Blue Ridge Academy District 7,657 students
- Rosedale Union Elementary 6,203 students
- Delano Union Elementary 6,185 students
- Heartland Charter District 5,970 students
- Sierra Sands Unified 4,974 students
- Tehachapi Unified 4,156 students
- Norris Elementary School District 4,153 students
- Delano Joint Union High 4,004 students
- Southern Kern Unified 3,636 students
- Wasco Union Elementary 3,474 students
- McFarland Unified 3,282 students
- Standard Elementary School District 3,193 students
More in California
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.