City: Bakersfield, CA
Address: 1200 New Stine Road
District: Kern Union High
School Enrollment: 2132
White students: 39.2%
Black students: 16.7%
Hispanic students: 40.0%
Asian students: 2.2%
Native American students: 1.3%
Filipino students: 0.6%
Pacific Islander students: 0.1%
Multi-racial/other students: 0.0%
White students: 836
Black students: 355
Native American students: 27
Filipino students: 13
Hispanic students: 853
Pacific Islander students: 2
Multi-racial/other students: 0
Dropout rate: 2.7%
Grade 9 students meeting California Fitness Test standards: 8.1%
AP percentage of students tested: 95%
AP base score: 558
AP statewide rank: 3
AP similar schools rank: 4
Total number of teachers: 95
Teachers with full credentials: 83
Teachers with emergency credentials: 40
Councelors: 5
Speech/language/hearing specialists: 1
API English courses: 1
API English enrollment: 87
API math courses: 2
API math enrollment: 26
API science courses: 2
API science enrollment: 135
API social science courses: 3
API social science enrollment: 190
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 : 633
10th grade enrollment : 566
11th grade enrollment : 476
12th grade enrollment : 387
Ungraded elementary enrollment : 0
Ungraded secondary enrollment : 70
Statistics about West High in Bakersfield, CA
Grade 12 enrollment: 387
Percentage of grade 12 enrollment taking the SAT: 27.91%
Average verbal SAT score: 448
Average math SAT score: 465
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