Central Academy of Arts and Technology

Central Academy of Arts and Technology is classified as a combined-grade school. It is located in Bakersfield, California. The school counts 179 students across kindergarten through 12. The typical figure for combined schools in California is about 602 students.

Central Academy of Arts and Technology is run by Central Academy of Arts and Technology District.

Hispanic students make up a majority at Central Academy of Arts and Technology, at 56%. Other students are 23% White, 13% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, Kern County is about 57% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.3:1, with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.4 students per teacher below the 18.6:1 average for combined schools in California. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 66% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Kern County average 76%.

Across Kern County, the median household income is $70,210, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kern County is home to 279 public schools and about 197,431 public school students.

Kern County Special Education is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Central Academy of Arts and Technology, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Central Academy of Arts and Technology is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.

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