City: Bakersfield, CA
Address: 2900 Royal Scots Road
District: Kern Union High
School Enrollment: 1918
White students: 31.4%
Black students: 13.5%
Hispanic students: 50.6%
Asian students: 2.9%
Native American students: 1.2%
Filipino students: 0.5%
Pacific Islander students: 0.1%
Multi-racial/other students: 0.0%
White students: 602
Black students: 258
Native American students: 23
Filipino students: 9
Hispanic students: 970
Pacific Islander students: 1
Multi-racial/other students: 0
Dropout rate: 2.2%
Grade 9 students meeting California Fitness Test standards: 14.3%
AP percentage of students tested: 96%
AP base score: 547
AP statewide rank: 3
AP similar schools rank: 2
Total number of teachers: 81
Teachers with full credentials: 72
Teachers with emergency credentials: 24
Teachers with waivers: 2
Councelors: 4
Speech/language/hearing specialists: 1
API English courses: 1
API English enrollment: 57
API math courses: 3
API math enrollment: 83
API social science courses: 1
API social science enrollment: 40
Kindergarten enrollment : 0
1st grade enrollment : 0
2nd grade enrollment : 0
3rd grade enrollment : 0
4th grade enrollment : 0
5th grade enrollment : 0
6th grade enrollment : 0
7th grade enrollment : 0
8th grade enrollment : 0
9th grade enrollment : 537
10th grade enrollment : 477
11th grade enrollment : 460
12th grade enrollment : 404
Ungraded elementary enrollment : 0
Ungraded secondary enrollment : 40
Statistics about Highland High in Bakersfield, CA
Grade 12 enrollment: 404
Percentage of grade 12 enrollment taking the SAT: 27.72%
Average verbal SAT score: 469
Average math SAT score: 499
Beginning teacher salary: $34529
Mid-range teacher salary: $49550
Highest teacher salary: $66095
Average principal salary (secondary): $98487
Superintendent salary: $138381
Percentage of budget for teachers' salaries: 35.49%
Percentage of budget for administrative payrolls: 4.09%
Dollars spent per student: $6280