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School Facilities Fee (Level 1) - Kern High School District

Levied by Kern High School District on new development in Bakersfield. Authorized under the Ed. Code Sec. 17620; Gov. Code Sec. 65995 et seq. (statutory school facilities fee).

What one house pays

$3,620

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot.

Share of Bakersfield's total
8%
Total one-time fees here
$47,890
Adjustment
Adjusts only when the board sets a new amount
what the document says

by resolution — the Governing Board adopts an increase by resolution after the State Allocation Board adjusts the Level 1 maximum; no automatic-adjustment clause appears in any document reached

The record

Why it exists

“the purpose of the fees remaining unexpended at the end of the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year, is to finance the construction or reconstruction of school facilities necessary to reduce overcrowding caused by the development on which the fees were levied, which facilities are more specifically identified in Exhibit B”

Kern High School District, Resolution No. 06-2025/2026, adopted December 8, 2025, s. 3.c · source document ↗
What it pays for

“Developer Fees collected by the District will be used for the construction and/or acquisition of land and school facilities necessary to accommodate students from new development, including additional classrooms, Career Technical Education facilities, and installation of portable classrooms.”

Kern High School District, "Developer Impact Fee Annual and Five Year Reports for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025", November 10, 2025, s. II.A, Five-Year Findings, Purpose of Fees · source document ↗
Where it applies

“These fees are imposed on new residential, commercial, and industrial construction within the District's boundaries to fund school facilities required to serve students generated by that development.”

Kern High School District, "Developer Impact Fee Annual and Five Year Reports for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025", November 10, 2025, s. I.A, Description of Fee Type · source document ↗
When it was adopted

“This District has levied school facilities fees pursuant to various resolutions, the most recent of which is dated June 3, 2024, and is referred to herein as the "School Facilities Fee Resolution" and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Resolution. These resolutions were adopted under the authority of Education Code section 17620.”

Kern High School District, Resolution No. 06-2025/2026, "Annual and Five-Year Accounting of Development Fees for 2024-2025 Fiscal Year", adopted December 8, 2025, s. 1.a · source document ↗
Who adopted it

"School Facilities Fee Resolution", dated June 3, 2024 (no resolution number published)

“This District has levied school facilities fees pursuant to various resolutions, the most recent of which is dated June 3, 2024, and is referred to herein as the "School Facilities Fee Resolution" and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Resolution. These resolutions were adopted under the authority of Education Code section 17620.”

Kern High School District, Resolution No. 06-2025/2026, "Annual and Five-Year Accounting of Development Fees for 2024-2025 Fiscal Year", adopted December 8, 2025, s. 1.a · source document ↗
Who collects it

Kern County Superintendent of Schools (District's own statement of who represents it in imposing the fee)

“The Kern High School District is represented by the Kern County Superintendent of Schools regarding the imposition of development impact fees.”

Kern High School District, Business Division, "Developer Fees" page, read 2026-09-12 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
Kern High School District
this home per sq ft — $1.81

“Pursuant to Education Code section 17623 and an agreement with the Kern High School District which shares territory with the district, generally on 65% of the maximum fee specified above is distributed to this district. For BCSD, the residential fees were $3.36 per square foot and $1.81 per square foot for Kern High School District.”

Bakersfield City School District, Exhibit A to Resolution Regarding Annual Accounting of Development Fees for 2024-25 Fiscal Year, Fund 25 Capital Facilities Fund, resolution adopted December 16, 2025, s. B "The amount of the fee", Level I Fees · source document ↗

1 superseded rate on file for this fee and is not shown: they are kept so a figure quoted from an older schedule can still be traced.

About these figures

Quoted, not summarized. Every amount and fact on this page is copied from the official document it links to. If we couldn’t find something in a document, we leave it blank instead of guessing.

Before any discounts. Some fees offer credits, waivers or phase-ins. They’re listed above but not subtracted, because whether you qualify depends on your project.

Check the date. Fees change. This page shows what was in force on the date at the top, with a link to the document that set it, so you can confirm the current amount yourself. How all of this is put together.

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