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Bakersfield City
A public school district in Bakersfield, California, with 45 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 28,365
- Students enrolled
- 1,388.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 3,673.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,155
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 28,365 in 2024–25
- Ranks 234th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 28th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,155 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 70% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Bakersfield City spent $20,797 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $8,022 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $20,797 | $598.1 million | 28,761 |
| FY2023 | $19,155 | $552.3 million | 28,835 |
| FY2022 | $17,295 | $506.0 million | 29,256 |
| FY2021 | $15,167 | $444.5 million | 29,307 |
| FY2020 | $13,998 | $431.0 million | 30,793 |
| FY2019 | $14,646 | $450.8 million | 30,782 |
| FY2018 | $13,609 | $417.8 million | 30,699 |
| FY2017 | $12,715 | $386.2 million | 30,372 |
| FY2016 | $11,498 | $347.5 million | 30,222 |
| FY2015 | $10,509 | $316.1 million | 30,076 |
| FY2014 | $9,507 | $282.2 million | 29,684 |
| FY2013 | $9,006 | $261.1 million | 28,987 |
| FY2012 | $9,173 | $259.8 million | 28,321 |
| FY2011 | $9,094 | $250.9 million | 27,590 |
| FY2010 | $9,205 | $251.0 million | 27,267 |
| FY2009 | $9,602 | $261.8 million | 27,263 |
| FY2008 | $9,705 | $262.8 million | 27,080 |
| FY2007 | $9,100 | $249.4 million | 27,403 |
| FY2006 | $8,346 | $232.8 million | 27,890 |
| FY2005 | $8,022 | $226.5 million | 28,234 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $107.3 million | 14.1% |
| State | $605.0 million | 79.4% |
| Local | $49.9 million | 6.6% |
| Total | $762.3 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
45 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 8
- NCES district ID
- 0603630
Elsewhere
- Public schools in California — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in California — A to Z, each with its page.
- California on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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