Total enrollment
42,814
+760 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
25 schools in Kern High
California · 42,814 students · 5 cities
Kern High's public-school directory holds 25 schools, serving about 42,814 K-12 students inside California (an average of 1713 per school).
4-year change in Kern High
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
25
+1 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Kern High ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #322 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 42,814 | #10 of 587 | #124 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 25 | #70 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #547 of 587 | #8,952 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 78.1% | #173 of 587 | #1,351 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #363 of 530 | #3,446 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 Kern High
State test results across the district's 20 scored schools run from Stockdale High at 54.7% proficient to Kern Workforce 2000 Academy at 4.7%, a gap of 49.9 points. That is the 76th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 24 district schools that reported both years went from 39,520 to 40,887 students (up 3%) and from 1,538 to 1,698 full-time teachers (up 10%), 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 Kern High
Kern High is a small public-school district in California. The district maintains 25 schools and hosts approximately 42,814 students.
Average enrollment per school in Kern High is about 1,713, noticeably above the California average of roughly 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Kern High has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 42,054 students to 42,814. Kern High now counts 25 public schools, up from 24 in SY 2020-21.
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