Private schools in Kern County, CA
28 schools across Bakersfield, Delano, Ridgecrest, Shafter and other towns. About 3,913 students in all (2023-24).
Kern County private schools at a glance
There are 28 private schools in Kern County. By affiliation: 5 Catholic, 16 other Christian, 5 nonsectarian, 2 of other faiths. 25 teach elementary grades and 10 teach high school; 2 are Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 14 report membership in a school association, most often the Association of Christian Schools International (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 6 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 40% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 62 students and 12 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Academy of Curious Squidges and Boone | PreK-1 | 9 |
| Agapeland Christian Academy | PreK-5 | 62 |
| Bakersfield Adventist Academy | K | 9 |
| Bakersfield Christian High School | 9-12 | 656 |
| Christ Centered Church Bakersfield/Gideon Academy | K-12 | 42 |
| Country Christian School | K-8 | 178 |
| Garces Memorial High School | 9-12 | 529 |
| Heritage Christian Schools | PreK-8 | 191 |
| Lifehouse Christian Academy | PreK-9 | 72 |
| Little Red School House | PreK-K | 19 |
| Nigritian Academy | K-9 | 11 |
| Olive Knolls Christian School | K-8 | 300 |
| Our Lady of Guadalupe School | PreK-8 | 203 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help School | PreK-8 | 317 |
| Rosewall Christian Academy | 5-12 | 13 |
| St. Francis Parish School | K-8 | 340 |
| St. John's Lutheran School | K-8 | 455 |
| Valley Achievement Center | Ungraded | 21 |
| Valley Montessori Academy | PreK-3 | 48 |
| Sequoia Christian Academy | K-8 | 4 |
| Heritage Montessori Elementary School | PreK-1 | 33 |
| Immanuel Christian School | 1-12 | 142 |
| Our Saviors Lutheran School | K-9 | 8 |
| Ridgecrest Adventist Elementary | K-7 | 16 |
| St. Ann School | K-8 | 115 |
| Free Will Christian Academy | K-11 | 20 |
| Heritage Oak School | K | 8 |
| North Kern Christian School | K-12 | 92 |
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Neighboring counties
- Tulare County (11)
- Kings County (5)
- Ventura County (57)
- Santa Barbara County (30)
- Los Angeles County (676)
- San Luis Obispo County (17)
- Fresno County (20)
- San Bernardino County (76)
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