Kern County Juvenile Court

Kern County Juvenile Court is a very small school serving multiple grade levels with an address in Bakersfield, California. It has an enrollment of 191 students in kindergarten through 12. Combined schools in California average about 602 students, which makes this school 68% below average.

Kern County Office of Education operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,990 students.

The largest group at Kern County Juvenile Court is Hispanic students, at 61%. Other students are 24% Black and 14% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kern County Juvenile Court scores 56%.

Kern County Juvenile Court has 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1. Across combined schools in California, the average ratio is 18.6:1. The school has 98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 76% average for public schools in Kern County, the school's rate is higher.

In the wider Kern County area, the median household earns about $70,210 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Across Kern County, 279 public schools serve about 197,431 students.

Kern County Community sits less than a tenth of a mile from Kern County Juvenile Court. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

In the federal locale system, Kern County Juvenile Court is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 7 years, enrollment fell by 90 students, from 281 to 191. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was White students, from 20% to 14%. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 8.9:1, from 14.8:1.

This page is set up for the Kern County Juvenile Court community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.