Total enrollment
1,990
-2,561 (-56%) vs SY 2017-18
4 schools in Kern County Office of Education
California · 1,990 students · 1 city
Across 4 public schools, Kern County Office of Education (California) serves approximately 1,990 K-12 students.
7-year change in Kern County Office of Education
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
-3 (-43%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
35%
was 24%
% Black
6%
was 6%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Inside Kern County Office of Education
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 2,567 to 1,990 students (down 22%) and from 168 to 153 full-time teachers (down 9%), 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Oaks Charter | Bakersfield | Combined | KG-12 | 1,087 |
| Kern County Special Education | Bakersfield | Combined | KG-12 | 387 |
| Kern County Community | Bakersfield | Combined | KG-12 | 325 |
| Kern County Juvenile Court | Bakersfield | Combined | KG-12 | 191 |
About Kern County Office of Education
As a compact district in California, Kern County Office of Education enrolls 1,990 students across 4 schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 498 in this district, meaningfully below the California typical of 578.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 56%: 4,551 students in SY 2017-18 versus 1,990 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Kern County Office of Education lost 3 schools, going from 7 to 4. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 24% to 35% over the same window.
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