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Bakersfield City

Bakersfield, California · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

28,365
Students enrolled
45
Public schools
1,389
Classroom teachers (FTE)
20.4:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Kindergarten 3,618
  • Grade 1 2,930
  • Grade 2 2,885
  • Grade 3 3,070
  • Grade 4 3,123
  • Grade 5 3,188
  • Grade 6 3,260
  • Grade 7 3,126
  • Grade 8 3,165

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 83%
  • White 7%
  • Black or African American 7%
  • Asian 1%
  • Two or more races <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
  • Race not reported <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 24,916 of 28,365 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 82%
  • Reduced-price lunch 6%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$20,797 spent per student on day-to-day operations California median: $19,068 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $12,885
  • Support services $6,978
  • Other (food service, etc.) $934

Where the money comes from

  • Local 9%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 17%

Total revenue $699.0 milliontotal spending $640.4 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

KG to 08

Locale (NCES)

City: LargeStudents: 65% city, 29% suburb, 5% rural

Total staff (FTE)

3,674

District office

1300 Baker St., Bakersfield CA 93305

County

Kern County

Official website

NCES District ID

603630

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About Bakersfield City

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The mission of the Bakersfield City School District is to enrich people's minds and lives through a quality education. The Bakersfield City School District believes in a high standard of performance for all students; high expectations for all employees, parents, and community members to assist students as they meet their goals.
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