At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
28,365
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
45
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
20.4:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$19,155
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$11,917
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
KG–08
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 29,296
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,426
- Student–teacher ratio
- 20.5:1
What current records say about Bakersfield City
Bakersfield City operates 45 current public-school records serving grades KG–08 in Bakersfield, California. NCES reports 28,365 students and 1,388.67 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within California agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 28 of 977 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $19,155 in current expenditure per pupil and $11,917 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 374 of 974 in California. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 27.6%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 10.1%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,388.67
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $552,343,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Bakersfield City
Bakersfield, California
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 35.3826, -118.9912
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White7.2%
- Hispanic83.2%
- Black7.1%
- Asian1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial0.9%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Bakersfield City
45 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 45 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln Jr. High | Middle07–08 | 527 | 19.8:1 | |
| Bessie E. Owens Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 867 | 21.7:1 | |
| Caroline Harris Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 587 | 19.3:1 | |
| Casa Loma Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 424 | 18.3:1 | |
| Cesar E. Chavez Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 621 | 19.5:1 | |
| Chipman Junior High | Middle07–08 | 708 | 21.7:1 | |
| College Heights Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 761 | 21:1 | |
| Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 960 | 23.5:1 | |
| Compton Junior High | Middle07–08 | 586 | 20.6:1 | |
| Curran Middle | Middle06–08 | 973 | 21.2:1 | |
| Downtown Elementary | ElementaryKG–08 | 317 | 21.6:1 | |
| Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 705 | 19.6:1 | |
| Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 813 | 22.6:1 | |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 709 | 21.6:1 | |
| Emerson Middle | Middle06–08 | 813 | 22:1 | |
| Evergreen Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 660 | 18.9:1 | |
| Frank West Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 650 | 18.3:1 | |
| Franklin Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 475 | 20.4:1 | |
| Fremont Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 707 | 20.6:1 | |
| Harding Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 542 | 20.8:1 | |
| Henry Eissler Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 529 | 18:1 | |
| Horace Mann Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 870 | 21.2:1 | |
| Hort Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 590 | 19.8:1 | |
| Jefferson Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 510 | 20.4:1 |