Schools & Education — Bakersfield, California

Education Attainment (Adults 25+)

High School Diploma56356%
Bachelor's Degree37391%
Master's Degree13967%
Doctorate2016%

Public Schools (145)

SchoolGradesEnrollment
Kern High ROC9-120
Casa Loma Elementary0-6435
Chipman Junior High7-8727
College Heights Elementary0-6776
Compton Junior High7-8563
Curran Middle6-81,023
Henry Eissler Elementary0-6566
Emerson Middle6-8754
Frank West Elementary0-5695
Franklin Elementary0-6451
Fremont Elementary0-6742
Harding Elementary0-6567
Caroline Harris Elementary0-6573
Horace Mann Elementary0-6845
Hort Elementary0-5641
Jefferson Elementary0-6533
Longfellow Elementary0-6746
McKinley Elementary0-6666
Mt. Vernon Elementary0-6678
Munsey Elementary0-6621

Private Schools (19)

School
ST FRANCIS PARISH SCHOOL
GARCES MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SCHOOL
ST JOHN'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
BAKERSFIELD ADVENTIST ACADEMY
OLIVE KNOLLS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
AGAPELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
LIFEHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

Colleges & Universities

CollegeLevel
Bakersfield College4
California State University-Bakersfield4
Lyle's College of Beauty1
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield2
Santa Barbara Business College-Bakersfield4
California Aeronautical University4
Milan Institute-Bakersfield1
UEI College-Bakersfield1
Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield2

College Scorecard

CollegeAdmissionSAT AvgTuition (In-State)Median Earnings (10yr)
Bakersfield CollegeN/AN/A$1,430$37,291
California State University-Bakersfield94%N/A$8,090$59,009
UEI College-BakersfieldN/AN/AN/A$27,688
San Joaquin Valley College-BakersfieldN/AN/AN/A$38,317
Milan Institute-BakersfieldN/AN/AN/A$24,879
Glendale Career College-North-West College-BakersfieldN/AN/AN/A$41,472
California Aeronautical UniversityN/AN/A$37,667$38,361
Lyle's College of BeautyN/AN/AN/A$25,913
Unitek College - BakersfieldN/AN/AN/A$79,550
High Desert Medical College - BakerfieldN/AN/AN/AN/A

District Summary

Total Enrollment120,436
Total Teachers5,256
Student-Teacher RatioN/A
Free/Reduced Lunch75.5%
Charter Schools1
Title I Schools0
Sources: NCES CCD 2023 via Education Data Portal; NCES IPEDS 2022 — matched by city+state; Census ACS 5-Year 2023.