Abraham Lincoln Alternative

Located at 2800 Rosamond Blvd., in Rosamond, California, Abraham Lincoln Alternative is a rural-scale K-12 campus that instructs 71 students (grades 4 through 12), overseen by Southern Kern Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so Abraham Lincoln Alternative sits 88% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 6 schools in Southern Kern Unified (3,636 students total), Abraham Lincoln Alternative accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Abraham Lincoln Alternative shows that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 24% White, 8% Black, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Abraham Lincoln Alternative has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kern County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kern County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,210 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Abraham Lincoln Alternative is one of 279 public schools in Kern County (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students).

The closest other public school is Rare Earth High (Continuation), roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Abraham Lincoln Alternative has edged down 39%, going from 116 students in 2018 to 71 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 47% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 27.6:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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