Total enrollment
124,617
+3,274 (+3%) vs SY 2017-18
152 schools in Bakersfield
California · Public K-12
In total, Bakersfield hosts 152 public K-12 schools with about 124,617 students, an average of 820 per campus.
7-year change in Bakersfield
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
149
+7 (+5%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
16%
was 22%
% Hispanic
70%
was 64%
% Black
6%
was 7%
% Asian
4%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Bakersfield
Bakersfield is a sizable California city in terms of public-school footprint, with 152 schools and 124,617 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city is built around 97 elementary, 29 middle, 21 high, and 5 other.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 820, meaningfully above the state mean of about 578.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment grew 3%: 121,343 students in SY 2017-18 versus 124,617 in SY 2024-25. Bakersfield now counts 149 public schools, up from 142 in SY 2017-18. Demographically, the White share of enrollment fell from 22% to 16%.
On allk12, the community for Bakersfield discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.