Kern County Special Education

Kern County Special Education is a K-12 campus of tight-knit scale in Bakersfield, California, overseen by Kern County Office of Education, works with 387 students in grades K through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so Kern County Special Education sits 36% below that benchmark.

Kern County Office of Education comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,990 students; Kern County Special Education is among them.

On demographics, Kern County Special Education records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder breaks down as 24% White, 6% Black, 5% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Kern County Special Education lists 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Kern County Special Education tighter than the state norm the norm. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Kern County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,210 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Kern County's 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), Kern County Special Education is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kern County Community, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Kern County Special Education operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kern County Special Education has edged down 13%, going from 446 students in 2018 to 387 in 2025.

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