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ExploreBakersfield City

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 0603630

Bakersfield City

Bakersfield, CA

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

28,365

-0.2%YoY

Graduation Rate

80.3%

-6.8%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$15,433

-14.1%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

20.4:1

-7.3%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

0.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

14.3%

-12.3%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

33.7%

+137.3%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-0.8%

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