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Community in Need
Kern County is far worse than the county and state averages for poverty and, therefore, requires the most attention. Our program is specifically geared towards students currently living with limited to no access to academic resources and support. Here are some statistics that show the current status and need of support in Kern County.
Student Data Demonstrates Impacts of the Pandemic (KCSOS, 2022)
In Kern County, 37.9 percent of students met or exceeded standards in English Language Arts/Literacy and 21.3 percent met or exceeded standards in mathematics.
Facts About Kern's Children (KCNC, 2021)
Median family income in Kern County rose in 2017, but remains far below the state level. The median income of Kern County families raising children increased to $48,878 in 2017, but was 36% less than the state ($76,912). Median family income varies by family structure." "One out of every four Kern families were poor, with single-mother families the most vulnerable. In 2017, 29.3% of Kern County families were raising their children with incomes below the poverty line, compared to 17.6% in California." "Nearly one in three Kern children lived in poverty during 2017; 1.5 times higher than the State average. An estimated 29.8 percent of children in Kern County lived below the poverty line during 2017. By comparison, California’s 2017 child poverty rate was at 18.1%.
