Lakeside Union 鈥� Kern County, CA: Schools & Enrollment

Key statistics

1,695

Students enrolled

2

Public schools

72

Classroom teachers (FTE)

23.5:1

Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

Kindergarten 280
Grade 1 160
Grade 2 156
Grade 3 182
Grade 4 187
Grade 5 190
Grade 6 176
Grade 7 183
Grade 8 181

By race/ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino 68%
White 10%
Asian 9%
Two or more races 7%
Black or African American 5%
American Indian or Alaska Native <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

67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 1,130 of 1,695 students in the district's schools

Free lunch 61%
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

$13,400 spent per student on day-to-day operations California median: $19,068 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $7,719
Support services $4,932
Other (food service, etc.) $749

Where the money comes from

Local 30%
State 65%
Federal 5%

Total revenue $31.8 milliontotal spending $27.5 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)

Rural: FringeStudents: 53% rural, 47% city

Total staff (FTE)

148

District office

14535 Old River Rd., Bakersfield CA 93311

Phone

(661) 836-6658

County

Kern County

Official website

NCES District ID

620730

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About Lakeside Union

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

The Lakeside Union School District is committed to a quality educational program, responsive to the needs of its students within a safe nurturing environment. The staff, students, parents, and community assume responsibility for each student's academic and personal success. Recognizing the worth and dignity of each student, the Lakeside Union School District prepares all students to achieve to their fullest potential. Our goal is to produce students who make informed decisions, as they become responsible citizens and productive members of society.