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South High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1101 Planz Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93304
Phone
(661) 831-3680
District
Kern High
County
KERN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2150
Classroom Teachers
93

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.9% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

South High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
37%
41%
60%
55%
14%
27%
37%
41%
60%
55%
14%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
23
24
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 541 25.2%
Grade 10 580 27.0%
Grade 11 449 20.9%
Grade 12 580 27.0%
Total 2150 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 4.3% 16.8% 23.2%
Black 8.2% 5.5% 5.1%
Hispanic 85.3% 73.2% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 3.8% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.8% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 96.7% 77.8% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 89.4% 70.4% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.3% 7.4% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 665,621 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 222.9 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.4% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 25.4% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.8% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.2% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 11.2% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 205,811 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children 14.2% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 77.5% 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.5% 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.7% 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.6% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.3% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.4% 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.6% 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.5% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 9.7% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,929 $341,882,000 41.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,343 $57,924,000 7.1%
Staff $1,378 $59,397,000 7.3%
General Administration $411 $17,736,000 2.2%
School Administration $981 $42,313,000 5.2%
Operation $1,912 $82,458,000 10.1%
Transportation $527 $22,733,000 2.8%
Other $773 $33,311,000 4.1%
Total Support $7,326 $315,872,000 38.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $161,517,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $19,002 $819,271,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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