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Southern Kern Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

Southern Kern Unified runs 6 public schools with 3,636 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 20.2 students per teacher is 1.7 lower than the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
6
Students
3,636
Teachers (FTE)
180
Students per teacher
20.2
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
2601 Rosamond Blvd., Rosamond, CA 93560
County
Kern County
Locale
Town: Fringe
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0637620
State district ID
CA-1563776
Total staff (FTE)
388
School counselors (FTE)
2.0About 1,818 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
10.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district20.2
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 (3,366), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$59.2 million
Federal revenue
$6.2 million
State revenue
$38.1 million
Local revenue
$14.9 million
Total spending
$45.0 million
Spending per pupil
$13,356
Salaries
$22.2 million49.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$55.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 10.5%
  • State: 64.3%
  • Local: 25.2%

California overall

  • Federal: 13.4%
  • State: 51.6%
  • Local: 35.0%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,356
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in Southern Kern Unified

By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Abraham Lincoln AlternativeOther4 to 127114.2
Rare Earth High (Continuation)CEP schoolHigh10 to 124916.3
Rosamond ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 582221.1
Rosamond High Early College CampusCEP schoolHigh9 to 1292718.9
Tropico MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 881520.9
Westpark ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 595222.1

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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.