Tehachapi High School
801 South Dennison Rd., Tehachapi, CA, 93561-1501 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Tehachapi High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Kern County, CA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1487 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 54 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 408 students
Grade 10 - 410 students
Grade 11 - 328 students
Grade 12 - 293 students
Grade Not Listed - 48 students
This School
(CA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:28 1:23
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(CA) School Average
% American Indian 1% 3%
% Asian 2% 8%
% Hispanic 18% 39%
% Black 9% 9%
% White 67% 36%
% Unknown 3 % 5%
Additional Student Information
This School
(CA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch n/a 30%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch n/a 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 3%
School Performance:
(CA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Tehachapi Unified School District
This School's Agency
(CA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 6 7
Number of Students Managed 5,298 students 3,960 students
District Total Revenue $37,086,000 $37,604,000
District Expenditure $34,270,000 $39,520,000
District Revenue / Student $7,000 $9,496
District Expenditure / Student $6,468 $9,980
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
In the News:
  • High school student overturns truck on Pinon Street (Tehachapi News)
    posted on October 29, 2009 at 12:09:12 am
    A 17-year-old Tehachapi High School student overturned his truck on a dirt stretch of Pinon Street behind school property, police said. His passenger, a 15-year-old Tehachapi High School student, was taken to Tehachapi hospital with minor injuries, Tehachapi Police Officer Wayne Horning said. The driver was not injured. The driver was heading west on an unpaved section of Pinion Street in a ...
  • Healthcare board picks new bond oversight committee members (Tehachapi News)
    posted on October 27, 2009 at 01:39:15 am
    Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District's board of directors selected seven local residents last week to serve on a committee that would oversee the usage of a $50 million hospital bond, if voters approve it on Nov. 3. The committee's seven members, who were approved during a district board meeting on Thursday, Oct. 22, would “ensure money is spent as promised and ensure the timely completion of ...
  • Military: New Navy seaman apprentice (Tehachapi News)
    posted on October 26, 2009 at 10:39:12 pm
    Navy Seaman Apprentice Alexis D. Slankard, daughter of Noemi L. Moll of Palmdale, Calif. and Michael B. Slankard of Tehachapi, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Slankard is a 2008 graduate of Tehachapi High School.
  • Military: From Tehachapi High to Navy Seaman Apprentice (Tehachapi News)
    posted on October 26, 2009 at 10:24:14 pm
    Navy Seaman Apprentice Richard J. Casey, III, stepson of Toby L. Casey and son of Richard J. Casey Jr. of Tehachapi recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Casey is a 2008 graduate of Tehachapi High School.
  • Public not shy voicing concerns on Golden Hills sewer issue (Tehachapi News)
    posted on October 26, 2009 at 07:39:12 pm
    Speakers who voiced opposition outnumbered those who supported the Golden Hills Sanitation Company's application for certification by the California Public Utilities Commission at an unusual public hearing Wed., Oct. 21 at the Tehachapi High School gymnasium.  “I don't want to pay for service I don't want and don't need,” said 30-year Golden Hills resident Ed Lorenz. “We have an operating plant ...
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (93561)
School Zip (93561)
(CA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 25,793 people 33,115,272 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 23% 32%
Population Average Age 36 years old 32 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.9 persons
Median Household Income $47,031 $48,909
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.3 rooms 4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 26 years old 39 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (93561)


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% Owning / % Renting 72% / 28% 58% / 42%
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1. Monroe High Continuation School - 168 students - 0.1 mi. away - view location
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