Regular local school district · Kern County
Panama-Buena Vista Union, CA: schools, enrollment and spending
Panama-Buena Vista Union runs 25 public schools with 19,366 students in grades K to 8. Its ratio of 23.2 students per teacher is 1.3 higher than the California figure of 21.9.
At a glance
- Schools
- 25
- Students
- 19,366
- Teachers (FTE)
- 836
- Students per teacher
- 23.2
- CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 4200 Ashe Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93313
- Phone
- (661)831-8331
- County
- Kern County
- Locale
- City: Large
- Grades offered
- K to 8
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0606390
- State district ID
- CA-1563362
- Total staff (FTE)
- 2,892
- School counselors (FTE)
- 11.0About 1,761 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 54.0
Students per teacher compared
This district23.2
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 (18,262), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $303.3 million
- Federal revenue
- $49.9 million
- State revenue
- $222.6 million
- Local revenue
- $30.8 million
- Total spending
- $295.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,186
- Salaries
- $141.6 million47.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $124.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 16.4%
- State: 73.4%
- Local: 10.2%
California overall
- Federal: 13.4%
- State: 51.6%
- Local: 35.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,186
California$17,799
United States$16,826
Schools in Panama-Buena Vista Union
By level: 5 middle, 20 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Amy B. Seibert ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 628 | 23.3 |
| Berkshire ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 932 | 25.9 |
| Bill L. Williams ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 926 | 26.5 |
| Buena Vista ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 713 | 26.4 |
| Charles H. Castle ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 832 | 27.7 |
| Christa McAuliffe ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 524 | 21.8 |
| Dolores S. Whitley TK-8CEP school | Elementary | K to 8 | 1,151 | 23.0 |
| Douglas J. Miller ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 994 | 28.4 |
| Earl Warren Junior HighCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 965 | 21.4 |
| Fred L. Thompson Junior HighCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 714 | 17.4 |
| Highgate ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 732 | 25.2 |
| Laurelglen ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 574 | 23.9 |
| Leo B. Hart ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 705 | 27.1 |
| Louise Sandrini ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 604 | 24.2 |
| O. J. Actis Junior HighCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 681 | 16.2 |
| Old River ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 795 | 24.8 |
| Panama ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 876 | 26.5 |
| Ronald Reagan ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 831 | 25.2 |
| Roy W. Loudon ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 807 | 23.7 |
| Sing Lum ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 809 | 26.1 |
| Stine ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 615 | 23.7 |
| Stockdale ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 587 | 22.6 |
| Stonecreek Junior HighCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 986 | 19.0 |
| Tevis Junior HighCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 807 | 20.2 |
| Wayne Van Horn ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 578 | 24.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Kern County
- Kern High School District 43,237 students
- Bakersfield City School District 28,365 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.