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Kern County Education: 178,910 students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

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Tony Thurmond, Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education | California Department of Education

Tony Thurmond, Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education | California Department of Education

There were 178,910 students enrolled in Kern County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.1% identified as male, and 48.9% as female.

Data also showed that Hispanic or Latino students made up 70.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in the county, followed by white students at 17.3% (30,909 students), Black or African American students at 5.1% (9,116 students) and Asian students at 2.6% (4,577 students).

Bakersfield High School had the highest enrollment among Kern County's 1,779 schools in the 2023-24 academic year, welcoming 3,024 students.

After peaking at 6.3 million in the early 2000s, public school enrollment in California has marked its seventh consecutive decline in the 2023-24 school year, with projections indicating it could fall to approximately 5.2 million by the 2033-34 school year. This trend is attributed to lower birth rates, slowed immigration, and families relocating out of state due to high housing costs. Rural and coastal districts have been particularly affected, facing tough decisions such as school closures and staffing reductions.

Although chronic absenteeism in California decreased in 2023, it remains double the pre-pandemic rate. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, chronic absenteeism in the state public schools reached 25% in 2023, up from 12% in 2019.

Enrollment in Kern County Schools Over 7 Years

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Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Kern County Schools
School nameTotal Enrollment in 2022-23Total Enrollment in 2023-24% Change
Bakersfield High School3,0043,0240.7%
Arvin High School2,7862,728-2.1%
Ridgeview High School2,6882,653-1.3%
Highland High School2,5992,543-2.2%
East Bakersfield High School2,4212,420-0%
Golden Valley High School2,5332,365-6.6%
Liberty High School2,3582,355-0.1%
Independence High School2,3942,334-2.5%
Stockdale High School2,2982,3130.7%
Centennial High School2,1752,2372.9%
Mira Monte High School2,2932,170-5.4%
South High School2,1762,150-1.2%
North High School2,2142,148-3%
West High School2,0252,0903.2%
Foothill High School2,0452,0630.9%
Frontier High School2,0722,030-2%
Wasco High School1,7331,693-2.3%
Shafter High School1,6511,6550.2%
Burroughs High School1,4791,5182.6%
Del Oro High School8731,39159.3%
Robert F. Kennedy High School1,3671,365-0.1%
Cesar E. Chavez High School1,3771,351-1.9%
Tehachapi High School1,2541,2620.6%
Delano High School1,2901,225-5%
Leon H. Ollivier Middle School1,0081,0948.5%
Dolores S. Whitley Elementary School9871,09210.6%
Valley Oaks Charter1,1081,048-5.4%
Taft Union High School1,1021,045-5.2%
Curran Middle School1,0231,0432%
Voorhies Elementary School1,0321,0330.1%
Stonecreek Junior High School1,0361,012-2.3%
Douglas J. Miller Elementary School9981,0101.2%
Standard Middle School9919970.6%
Earl Warren Junior High School9379855.1%
Pioneer9559772.3%
McKee Middle School1,107976-11.8%
Westpark Elementary School9409703.2%
Bill L. Williams Elementary School990962-2.8%
McFarland High School Early College1,021956-6.4%
Alicante Avenue Elementary School990953-3.7%
Veterans Elementary School85795010.9%
Jacobsen Middle School9179362.1%
Norris Middle School8839315.4%
Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary School931926-0.5%
Berkshire Elementary School926923-0.3%
Patriot Elementary School9069181.3%
Rosamond High Early College Campus913902-1.2%
Bessie E. Owens Primary School8899001.2%
Greenfield Middle School901884-1.9%
Horace Mann Elementary School8458814.3%
Panama Elementary School7978688.9%
Lakeside74986415.4%
Rosamond Elementary School878853-2.8%
Horizon Elementary School76284911.4%
Charles H. Castle Elementary School8398440.6%
Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary School7708439.5%
Ronald Reagan Elementary School897843-6%
Tevis Junior High School8038424.9%
Old River Elementary School867826-4.7%
Norris Elementary School860823-4.3%
Tropico Middle School7828204.9%
Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary School844813-3.7%
Myra A. Noble Elementary School7928132.7%
El Camino Real Elementary School833811-2.6%
Emerson Middle School7548097.3%
Raffaello Palla Elementary School855796-6.9%
Valle Verde Elementary School1,041792-23.9%
Zephyr Lane Elementary School7577904.4%
Olive Drive Elementary School7637852.9%
College Heights Elementary7767841%
Walter Stiern Middle School65978318.8%
Sing Lum Elementary School773771-0.3%
Rosedale Middle School7457683.1%
North Beardsley Elementary School7527672%
Longfellow Elementary School7467642.4%
Fred L. Thompson Junior High School7287624.7%
Lincoln Junior High School795752-5.4%
Bear Mountain Elementary School7457490.5%
Roy W. Loudon Elementary School6947497.9%
Sierra Middle School7387461.1%
Sequoia Middle School771744-3.5%
Highland Elementary School7297381.2%
American Elementary School7197372.5%
Donald E. Suburu821735-10.5%
Freedom Middle School6987314.7%
Leo G. Pauly Elementary School6897295.8%
Ramon Garza Elementary School745728-2.3%
Wingland Elementary School751726-3.3%
W. A. Kendrick Elementary School6797256.8%
Discovery Elementary School726722-0.6%
Buena Vista Elementary School7187200.3%
Chipman Junior High School727719-1.1%
Independence Elementary School722717-0.7%
Endeavour Elementary School7137160.4%
Fremont Elementary School742714-3.8%
Golden Oak Elementary School729713-2.2%
Leo B. Hart Elementary School6757135.6%
Granite Pointe Elementary School906712-21.4%
Fruitvale Junior High School6527088.6%
Kern Avenue Elementary School711706-0.7%
Nueva Vista Language Academy61770614.4%
O. J. Actis Junior High School6807002.9%
Frank West Elementary School6956960.1%
Sierra Vista Elementary School729690-5.3%
Evergreen Elementary School6706892.8%
Murray Middle School690686-0.6%
Golden Hills Elementary School6606772.6%
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School703676-3.8%
Wayside Elementary School683675-1.2%
Virginia Avenue Elementary School685670-2.2%
Haven Drive Middle School6396654.1%
Almondale Elementary School6346604.1%
Tompkins Elementary School6426582.5%
Mt. Vernon Elementary School678657-3.1%
Washington Middle School660657-0.5%
Amy B. Seibert Elementary School6416542%
Orangewood Elementary School6346543.2%
Paul L. Cato Middle School6296544%
Stella I. Hills Elementary School665654-1.7%
Highgate Elementary School54464618.8%
Munsey Elementary School6216413.2%
Shirley Lane Elementary School6246382.2%
California City High School655637-2.7%
Redwood Elementary School672637-5.2%
Palm Avenue Middle School6016325.2%
Hort Elementary School641629-1.9%
McKinley Elementary School666619-7.1%
John L. Prueitt Elementary School642617-3.9%
Mountain View Middle School6136150.3%
Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy6046090.8%
Del Rio Elementary School5856094.1%
Planz Elementary School694609-12.2%
Stine Elementary School6076070%
Louise Sandrini Elementary School5976031%
Lamont Elementary School609602-1.1%
Wayne Van Horn Elementary School604597-1.2%
Columbia Elementary School607594-2.1%
Rio Bravo Elementary School596594-0.3%
Fairfax Junior High School612589-3.8%
Stockdale Elementary School600589-1.8%
Thomas Jefferson Middle School53258910.7%
Sequoia Elementary School5855880.5%
Caroline Harris Elementary School5735862.3%
Richland Junior High School589585-0.7%
Pioneer Drive Elementary School646583-9.8%
James A. Forrest Elementary School5715781.2%
Compton Junior High School5635752.1%
Kern Workforce 2000 Academy5715740.5%
Fairview Elementary School573570-0.5%
Plantation Elementary School633569-10.1%
Standard Elementary School575569-1%
Las Flores Elementary School5265504.6%
Centennial Elementary School5415460.9%
Harding Elementary School567546-3.7%
Cummings Valley Elementary School586545-7%
James Monroe Middle School548542-1.1%
Horizon Elementary School555535-3.6%
Henry Eissler Elementary School566532-6%
Laurelglen Elementary School565529-6.4%
Teresa Burke Elementary School5215291.5%
Karl F. Clemens Elementary School546527-3.5%
Rosedale-North Elementary School4915277.3%
Almond Tree Middle School550526-4.4%
Del Vista Math and Science Academy4975245.4%
Roosevelt Elementary School47552310.1%
Christa McAuliffe Elementary School600522-13%
La Vina Middle School533522-2.1%
McFarland Junior High School542521-3.9%
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School509507-0.4%
Jefferson Elementary School533506-5.1%
Faller Elementary School538504-6.3%
William B. Bimat Elementary School515502-2.5%
Bessie E. Owens Intermediate School620498-19.7%
Robert P. Ulrich Elementary School515496-3.7%
Williams Elementary School523495-5.4%
Morningside504493-2.2%
Browning Road STEAM Academy512490-4.3%
Kern Valley High School4664843.9%
Hacienda Elementary School528483-8.5%
California City Middle School501476-5%
Edison Middle School4584590.2%
Desert Junior-Senior High School4424583.6%
Franklin Elementary School4514571.3%
Fremont Elementary School4484572%
Myrtle Avenue Elementary School484443-8.5%
Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary School4144416.5%
Casa Loma Elementary School435428-1.6%
Kern County Special Education4104120.5%
Roosevelt Elementary School426412-3.3%
Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary School418405-3.1%
Beardsley Elementary School421404-4%
Irving L. Branch Elementary School3834014.7%
Terrace Elementary School442401-9.3%
San Lauren Elementary School3683947.1%
William A. Bailey3733873.8%
Mojave Elementary School414386-6.8%
Beardsley Junior High School400380-5%
Richmond Elementary School380377-0.8%
Gateway Elementary School3483716.6%
Kern County Community29836823.5%
Harvest Elementary School398367-7.8%
Mojave Junior-Senior High School396364-8.1%
Princeton Street Elementary School365347-4.9%
Vineland Elementary School351346-1.4%
South Fork Elementary School344340-1.2%
Quailwood Elementary School3333381.5%
Vista West Continuation High School3123305.8%
Downtown Elementary School323319-1.2%
Pierce Elementary School3153181%
Parkview Elementary School330317-3.9%
Sunset325311-4.3%
Albany Park Elementary School3063060%
West Boron Elementary School2903044.8%
Conley Elementary School312298-4.5%
Buttonwillow Elementary School313287-8.3%
Maple Elementary School294285-3.1%
Woodrow Wallace Middle School2732740.4%
Tierra Del Sol Continuation High School273258-5.5%
Jefferson Elementary School2432554.9%
William Penn Elementary School284255-10.2%
Frazier Park Elementary School2442523.3%
Boron Junior-Senior High School250244-2.4%
Frazier Mountain High School253242-4.3%
Taft Primary School247238-3.6%
Kern County Juvenile Court238226-5%
Di Giorgio Elementary School229223-2.6%
El Tejon Elementary School18921815.3%
Vista Continuation High School242210-13.2%
Lost Hills Elementary School1801937.2%
General Shafter Elementary School1791842.8%
Pond Elementary School184169-8.2%
Elk Hills Elementary School1631672.5%
Inyokern Elementary School161153-5%
Maricopa Elementary School157145-7.6%
Semitropic Elementary School151142-6%
Valley High School1081134.6%
Wasco Independence High School120113-5.8%
Nueva Continuation High School1091090%
Mesquite Continuation High School1021031%
Kernville Elementary School123100-18.7%
Abraham Lincoln Alternative10095-5%
Central Valley High (Continuation)89956.7%
Buena Vista High (Continuation)849310.7%
Maricopa High School8483-1.2%
A. M. Thomas Middle School8278-4.9%
Maricopa Middle School77781.3%
McKittrick Elementary School7969-12.7%
Midway Elementary School8567-21.2%
Piute Mountain Elementary School7452-29.7%
San Joaquin High (Continuation)5352-1.9%
Rafer Johnson324334.4%
Rare Earth High (Continuation)5043-14%
Monroe High (Continuation)4138-7.3%
Blake Elementary School161918.8%
Linns Valley-Poso Flat Elementary School18195.6%
McFarland Independent14140%
Greenfield Community1812-33.3%

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