South High School
1101 Planz Rd., Bakersfield, CA, 93304-6150 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
South High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Kern County, CA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 2034 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 96 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 582 students
Grade 10 - 511 students
Grade 11 - 456 students
Grade 12 - 485 students
This School
(CA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:21 1:23
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(CA) School Average
% American Indian 1% 3%
% Asian 9% 8%
% Hispanic 61% 39%
% Black 14% 9%
% White 15% 36%
Additional Student Information
This School
(CA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 52% 30%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 9% 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled 9% 3%
School Performance:
(CA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Kern Union High School District
This School's Agency
(CA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 24 7
Number of Students Managed 35,394 students 3,960 students
District Total Revenue $358,076,000 $37,604,000
District Expenditure $411,246,000 $39,520,000
District Revenue / Student $10,117 $9,496
District Expenditure / Student $11,619 $9,980
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
In the News:
  • SPORTS BRIEFS (The Pueblo Chieftain)
    posted on November 18, 2009 at 11:34:18 pm
    State games set Seniors Megan Tapia of South High School and Kenzie Shippy of Pueblo West were selected to participate in the Class 4A division of the Colorado Coaches of Girls' Sports All-State volleyball games Sunday at Arvada West High School.
  • Weekend H1N1 Clinic Goes Smoothly (KERO 23 Bakersfield)
    posted on November 2, 2009 at 06:33:15 am
    The Kern County Health Department held another H1N1 clinic Saturday at South High School where 1,300 people got the H1N1 shot.
  • Child of fallen police officer draws strength from community (The Bakersfield Californian)
    posted on October 30, 2009 at 06:42:32 pm
    It was just a picture of a dad throwing his little girl in the air, laughing during a Monterey camping trip in July 1983. Little did Amber Sikola Rodrigues' family know within days her father would be gone and life as they knew it forever changed. Amber's dad was Bakersfield Police Department motorcycle officer William Sikola, 27. Headed home on his police motorcycle right after midnight, he ...
  • UPDATE: Swine Flu clinics announced (KGET 17 Bakersfield)
    posted on October 27, 2009 at 12:29:59 am
    The first Swine Flu shots have arrived in Kern County, and the Health Department is scheduling clinics to get the inoculations to the public as soon as possible.
  • Update: 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Clinics (KERO 23 Bakersfield)
    posted on October 27, 2009 at 12:05:47 am
    The Kern County Department of Public Health announced Monday that it has received another allotment of their H1N1 Flu vaccine. Plans are underway for distribution county-wide of both Injectable and Nasal Mist H1N1 Flu vaccine.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (93304)
School Zip (93304)
(CA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 44,577 people 33,115,272 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 13% 32%
Population Average Age 29 years old 32 years old
Average Household size 3.0 persons 2.9 persons
Median Household Income $28,613 $48,909
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.8 rooms 4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 49 years old 39 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (93304)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 55% / 45% 58% / 42%
School Map:
1. Vista High Continuation School - 269 students - 2.3 mi. away - view location
2. West High School - 2510 students - 2.9 mi. away - view location
3. Able Center (high) - n/a - 3.1 mi. away - view location
4. Bakersfield High School - 2733 students - 3.1 mi. away - view location
5. Kern Workforce 2000 Academy (charter) - 298 students - 3.1 mi. away - view location
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