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About Us
The Kern High School District (KHSD) is headquartered in Bakersfield, California and serves the county of Kern located at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley. The KHSD encompasses about 3,500 square miles, about 43 percent of the total area of Kern County. Founded in 1893, the KHSD currently includes:
18 Comprehensive campuses
5 Alternative Education campuses
2 Career Technical Education sites
4 Special Education centers
Who We Are
The largest 9-12 high school district in California with more than 37,000 students.
One of the state’s most distinguished school districts with 14 California Distinguished School Awards.
A state leader in Career Technical Education (CTE) with 13 School-to-Career Academies, two CTE facilities (Regional Occupational Center and Bakersfield Adult School), two Special Education Career Centers and CTE courses at all comprehensive sites.
The largest entertainment provider in Kern County sponsoring each year more than 8,000 athletic contests, fine arts performances and youth activities.
One of the largest meal providers in Kern County with a Food Services Department that provides more than 24,000 nutritious meals daily.
One of Kern’s largest employers with more than 3,604 employees including teachers, administrators and classified personnel.
One of the largest transportation providers in Kern County with a fleet of buses that travel more than 2 million miles a year.
Numbers of Note
The following are California Dept. of Education figures for 2007-08 unless otherwise noted.
37,341 — Student enrollment
29 — Number of language groups found within student community
3,604 — Number of employees
1,556 — Number of teachers
25 — Number of feeder districts
26.2 — Average class size
48.95 — Percent of Class of 2007 graduates entering a California college or university immediately upon graduation (Does not include enrollment in private California colleges or universities, out of state public or private colleges or universities or those who delayed college entrance. SOURCE: California
Post-Secondary Education Commission
26.0 — Percent of grads completing UC/CSU entrance requirements (‘06-07)
45.9 — Percent of students eligible for free and reduced price meals
21.9 — 4-year dropout rate (‘06-07)
Our Schools
COMPREHENSIVE SITES
Arvin High
Bakersfield High
Centennial High
East Bakersfield High
Foothill High
Frontier High
Golden Valley High
Highland High
Independence High
Kern Valley High
Liberty High
Mira Minte High
North high
Ridgeview High
Shafter High
South High
Stockdale High
West High
CONTINUATION SCHOOLS
Central Valley
Nueva
Summit
Vista
Vista West
SPECIAL EDUCATION SITES
ABLE
Discovery
Aurora
Constellation
Kern Workforce 2000
TOTAL ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT
2,587
2,770
1,946
2,248
2,360
2,265
2,741
1,854
824
644
1,925
1,041
2,454
2,491
1,545
2,059
2,359
2,252
52
110
21
235
335
171
180
11
20
514
38,014
* Does not include Bakersfield Adult School enrollment of 6,073 students
Demographics*
Hispanic or Latino — 55.5 %
White — 31.9%
African American — 7.6 %
Asian — 2.6 %
Filipino — 0.9 %
American Indian — 0.8 %
Other — 0.7 %
* Dataquest ‘07-08 school year
Kernels
Bryan Batey, President
Chad Vegas, Vice President
Mike Williams, Clerk
Martha Miller, Member
William (Bill) Perry, Ed. D., Member
Donald Carter, Ed. D.
Superintendent
Bryon Schaefer, Ed. D.
Assistant Superintendent, Business
Joe Thompson, Ph. D.
Associate Superintendent, Instruction
Bill Jones
Assistant Superintendent, Personnel
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