Lakeside Union
A public school district in Bakersfield, California, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,695
- Students enrolled
- 72.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 148
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,108
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,695 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,171st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 525th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 70% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,108 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 17% 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
Lakeside Union spent $12,108 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,226 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.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12,108 | $19.0 million | 1,570 |
| FY2022 | $10,422 | $15.7 million | 1,504 |
| FY2021 | $9,726 | $14.1 million | 1,447 |
| FY2020 | $9,646 | $14.0 million | 1,450 |
| FY2019 | $10,364 | $14.5 million | 1,397 |
| FY2018 | $10,705 | $14.8 million | 1,378 |
| FY2017 | $10,360 | $14.2 million | 1,374 |
| FY2016 | $9,501 | $12.5 million | 1,318 |
| FY2015 | $9,188 | $11.7 million | 1,274 |
| FY2014 | $8,105 | $10.6 million | 1,309 |
| FY2013 | $7,576 | $10.0 million | 1,314 |
| FY2012 | $7,772 | $10.2 million | 1,316 |
| FY2011 | $8,089 | $10.4 million | 1,291 |
| FY2010 | $7,772 | $10.2 million | 1,313 |
| FY2009 | $7,942 | $10.7 million | 1,345 |
| FY2008 | $8,282 | $11.2 million | 1,355 |
| FY2007 | $7,122 | $10.1 million | 1,415 |
| FY2006 | $6,406 | $9.1 million | 1,417 |
| FY2005 | $6,226 | $8.5 million | 1,362 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.8 million | 12.8% |
| State | $19.0 million | 64.4% |
| Local | $6.7 million | 22.8% |
| Total | $29.5 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
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Donald E. Suburu | 803 |
| Lakeside | 892 |
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
- 0620730
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 25, 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 2023
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 2023.
Data retrieved