Total enrollment
28,365
-942 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
45 schools in Bakersfield City
California · 28,365 students · 1 city
Bakersfield City runs 45 public K-12 schools inside California, with combined enrollment around 28,365 (35 elementary and 10 middle).
4-year change in Bakersfield City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
44
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Bakersfield City ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #499 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 28,365 | #28 of 587 | #245 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 44 | #21 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #165 of 587 | #8,423 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 87.8% | #69 of 587 | #814 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.5% | #431 of 530 | #4,876 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Bakersfield City
State test results across the district's 43 scored schools run from Downtown Elementary at 58.7% proficient to Abraham Lincoln Jr. High at 8.8%, a gap of 49.8 points. That is the 78th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 42 district schools that reported both years went from 30,661 to 27,624 students (down 10%) and from 1,375 to 1,350 full-time teachers (down 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Bakersfield City
Bakersfield City is a thinly populated California school district running 45 schools with combined enrollment near 28,365.
On the school-mix side, Bakersfield City comprises 35 elementary and 10 middle.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 3%: 29,307 students in SY 2020-21 versus 28,365 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Bakersfield City discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.