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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

APPENDIX 3.12-B: EFFECTS ON SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDING AND 

TRANSPORTATION BUS ROUTES .......................................................................... 3.12-B-1

3.12-B.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 3.12-B-1

3.12-B.2 EXISTING CONDITIONS.................................................................. 3.12-B-2

3.12-B.3 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ........................................... 3.12-B-5

3.12-B.4 REFERENCES ............................................................................... 3.12-B-11

Tables 

Table 3.12-B-1 School Districts Traversed by the May 2014 Project and F-B LGA 

Alignments ..................................................................................................................... 3.12-B-2

Figure 3.12-B-1 Elementary and Secondary School Districts along the May 2014 Project 

and F-B LGA .................................................................................................................. 3.12-B-3

Table 3.12-B-2 Road Closures by School District for the F-B LGA ..................................... 3.12-B-5

Table 3.12-B-3 Estimated Numbers of Students Affected in School Districts by the May 

2014 Project and F-B LGA ............................................................................................ 3.12-B-6

Table 3.12-B-4 Comparison of Students Affected in School Districts under the F-B LGA, 

relative to the May 2014 Project .................................................................................... 3.12-B-8

Figures 

Figure 3.12-B-1 Elementary and Secondary School Districts along the May 2014 Project 

and F-B LGA .................................................................................................................. 3.12-B-3
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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 

EIR environmental impact report 

EIS environmental impact statement 

Fresno to Bakersfield Draft Fresno to Bakersfield Supplemental Community Impact 

Supplemental CIA Assessment Technical Report 

Fresno to Bakersfield Final Fresno to Bakersfield Section Environmental Impact 

Section Final EIR/EIS Report/Environmental Impact Statement 

F-B LGA Fresno to Bakersfield Locally Generated Alternative 

HSR high-speed rail 

May 2014 Project Comparable portion of the Fresno to Bakersfield Section Final 

EIR/EIS Preferred Alternative 
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APPENDIX 3.12-B: EFFECTS ON SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDING AND 

TRANSPORTATION BUS ROUTES 

3.12-B.1 Introduction 

This appendix summarizes potential impacts related to school district funding and transportation 

bus routes as a result of the high-speed rail (HSR) project. Specifically, the analysis considers the 

proposed Fresno to Bakersfield Locally Generated Alternative (F-B LGA) and the comparable 

portion of the Preferred Alternative identified in the Fresno to Bakersfield Section California HighSpeed Train Final Project Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (Fresno 

to Bakersfield Section Final EIR/EIS) (Authority and FRA 2014), herein referred to as the May 

2014 Project. The appendix includes a summary of the potential effects on public school district 

funding from a reduction in the number of students as a result of residential relocations and the 

loss of property tax revenue to school districts due to property acquisitions for the HSR project. 

The appendix also addresses the potential effects of the construction and operation of the HSR 

project on school district bus transportation. Information on effects to school district funding is 

provided in the Fresno to Bakersfield Draft Supplemental Community Impact Assessment 

Technical Report (Fresno to Bakersfield Supplemental CIA) (Authority and FRA 2017). 

Information on road closures in school districts that may affect bus transportation is provided in 

Section 3.2, Transportation, of this Supplemental Environmental Impact Report / Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIR/EIS). 

Methodology and Definitions 

The analysis presented in this appendix consists of two parts: an examination of the potential 

effects of the HSR project on school district funding, and an examination of the potential effects of 

the HSR project on school district bus transportation. The potential effects on school district 

funding could occur as a result of (1) the potential relocation of students out of current school 

districts and (2) reductions in property tax revenues that are collected as land acquired by the 

HSR project is removed from tax rolls. 

This analysis uses the same methodology as was used for the Fresno to Bakersfield Section 

Final EIR/EIS (2014), which consisted of reviewing the May 2014 Project and F-B LGA in relation 

to school district boundaries and quantitatively assessing the potential impacts to public school 

districts. School district funding in California is based on student attendance; therefore, the 

relocation of large populations of students outside of their current school districts would reduce 

school district funding. To determine the potential likelihood of any such adverse project effects, 

residential displacements from the May 2014 Project and F-B LGA were examined in relation to 

school district boundaries and the potential number of school-age children that would be affected 

in each district. These potential relocations were then evaluated, along with current residential 

vacancy counts, within the affected school districts to determine whether these relocated students 

would have the opportunity to remain in their current districts. Reductions in school district 

funding could occur in an area where a large number of displaced residents would need to 

relocate to homes in a new school district. 

The potential loss of property tax revenue as a result of HSR project property acquisition is 

calculated based on the assessed values of the properties to be acquired for the project and the 

corresponding revenues collected from these properties. 

To determine the effects of the project on school district transportation, the analysis included a 

review of the potential roadway closures and the construction of new roadway crossings in 

conjunction with the project. In some cases, these roadway changes may require bus routes to be 

altered. 

Study Area 

The study area for this analysis is all of the public school districts through which the HSR project 

would pass. The following discussion provides a list of all public school districts in the study areas 
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for the May 2014 Project and for the F-B LGA. It includes figures that delineate school district 

boundaries. 

3.12-B.2 Existing Conditions 

This section identifies the public school districts in the study areas for the May 2014 Project and 

F-B LGA, the current funding mechanisms for these school districts, and the expected road

closures in each district.

School Districts 

The study areas for the May 2014 Project and F-B LGA contain a total of eight public school 

districts. Seven districts would be affected by the May 2014 Project and five would be affected by 

the F-B LGA. Table 3.12-B-1 provides a list of the school districts, their current enrollment, and 

the alignments that affect each of them. The public school districts in the study area are 

elementary and secondary districts. Because the study areas considered for each of the 

alignments are in Kern County, all eight school districts are in the county. School district 

boundaries for each of the potentially affected districts are shown in Figure 3.12-B-1.

Table 3.12-B-1 School Districts Traversed by the May 2014 Project and F-B LGA 

Alignments 

School District Enrollment Alternative

Richland Elementary 3,530 May 2014 Project and F-B LGA

Beardsley Elementary 1,753 F-B LGA

Norris Elementary 4,073 May 2014 Project

Rosedale Elementary 5,397 May 2014 Project

Fruitvale Elementary 3,259 May 2014 Project

Bakersfield City Elementary 30,076 May 2014 Project and F-B LGA

Fairfax Elementary 2,412 May 2014 Project and F-B LGA

Kern Union High 37,318 May 2014 Project and F-B LGA

Source: California Department of Education 2015 
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Figure 3.12-B-1 Elementary and Secondary School Districts along the May 2014 Project 

and F-B LGA 
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School District Funding 

For a discussion of funding for California public schools and how school enrollment and property 

taxes affect funding, please refer to Section 2.2, School District Funding, of Appendix 3.12-B of 

the Fresno to Bakersfield Section Final EIR/EIS (Authority and FRA 2014: 3.12-B-2-3 to 3.12-B-2-

4).

Project Road Closures and School Districts 

Public school districts provide students with transportation to and from school if they meet general 

requirements, which are outlined in Section 2.3, Project Road Closures and School Districts, of 

Appendix 3.12-B of the Fresno to Bakersfield Section Final EIR/EIS. In some areas, safety 

concerns exist with bus passage across the current at-grade crossings of existing railroad 

corridors. The HSR project will be designed to prevent conflicts with other vehicles, pedestrians, 

and bicyclists in the study area. Project design includes construction of vehicle overpasses that 

allow for bus access over the project and over the current existing railway corridors and viaducts 

that pass over roadways in urban areas. 

The HSR project would result in permanent road closures in the study areas for the May 2014 

Project and F-B LGA. For a list of road closures by school district under the May 2014 Project and 

the out-of-direction travel that would be required as a result of the road closures, please refer to 

Table 3.12-B-2 in Section 2.3, Project Road Closures and School Districts, of Appendix 3.12-B of 

the Fresno to Bakersfield Section Final EIR/EIS (Authority and FRA: 3.12-B-2-5 to 3.12-B-2-10). 

Road closures in school districts affected by the F-B LGA and resulting out-of-direction travel are 

listed in Table 3.12-B-2. A road closure with no out-of-direction travel is defined as: 

 A roadway that does not serve as a regional connection and is in close proximity to an HSR

project road crossing that would exist during project operation

 A roadway with reduced access, such as turn restrictions or reduced lanes, that would still be

in place during project operation
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Table 3.12-B-2 Road Closures by School District for the F-B LGA 

School District Road Closure Out-of-Direction 

Travel (miles)

Richland Elementary Madera Avenue 0.5

Mettler Avenue 0.25

Golds Avenue 0.5

Driver Road 1.1

Bakersfield City Elementary Golden State Avenue South Frontage Road (at F Street) 0

Sumner Street (restricted access - no westbound or northbound 

left turns allowed between Truxtun Avenue and Baker Street)

0

Miller Street 0.4

Haley Street 0.2

Exchange Street (right-in/right-out access only) 0

Webster Street (right-in/right-out access only) 0

Edison Highway (between Oswell Street and Mount Vernon 

Avenue - one lane in each direction)

0

Fairfax Elementary Edison Highway (between Oswell Street and Mount Vernon 

Avenue - one lane in each direction)

0

Kern Union High Madera Avenue 0.5

Mettler Avenue 0.25

Golds Avenue 0.5

Driver Road 1.1

Golden State Avenue South Frontage Road (at F Street) 0

Sumner Street (restricted access - no westbound or northbound 

left turns allowed between Truxtun Avenue and Baker Street)

0

Miller Street 0.2

Haley Street 0.1

Exchange Street (right-in/right-out access only) 0

Webster Street (right-in/right-out access only) 0

Edison Highway (between Oswell Street and Mount Vernon 

Avenue - one lane in each direction)

0

Source: Kern County Superintendent of Schools 2016 

3.12-B.3 Environmental Consequences 

This section describes the potential effects of the May 2014 Project and the F-B LGA, and 

determines whether these effects would result in substantial effects on school district funding and 

bus transportation. 

Effects on School District Funding from Student Relocations 

The HSR project would relocate residential properties and could create the need for students to 

leave their current school districts. These effects could reduce funding for the school districts 

where students leave. For an overview of potential effects related to all HSR alternatives, 

including the May 2014 Project and F-B LGA, please see Section 3.2.1, Overview, of Appendix 

3.12-B of the Fresno to Bakersfield Section Final EIR/EIS (Authority and FRA 2014: 3.12-B-3-1 to 

3.12-B-3-2).
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Table 3.12-B-3 provides information on the number of students potentially displaced in each 

school district by the May 2014 Project and F-B LGA. The methodology used to determine the 

number of displaced students is the same as that used in the Fresno to Bakersfield Section Final 

EIR/EIS (2014). For this analysis, elementary and secondary school district boundaries in Kern 

County were examined to determine the number of residential relocations in each school district. 

Because secondary school districts are often an aggregation of many elementary school districts, 

these boundaries overlap. The number of affected students in each school district was estimated 

by first multiplying the percentage of school-age children (5 to 19 years old) in each city or county 

population by the average household size in the corresponding location (U.S. Census Bureau 

2010) to obtain the average number of school-age children per household. This average number 

of school age children per household was then multiplied by the number of residential relocations 

in each area. Ages 5 to 14 were used to approximate elementary-school-district-aged children, 

and ages 15 to 19 were used to approximate secondary-school-district-aged children. The 

number of enrolled students in each school district was then obtained from the California 

Department of Education for the 2014–2015 school year (California Department of Education 

2015). The number of residential vacancies within each school district was determined from 

housing data, based on the zip code or codes that most accurately captured the school district 

boundaries (Zillow 2016). 

Table 3.12-B-3 Estimated Numbers of Students Affected in School Districts by the May 

2014 Project and F-B LGA 

School District Estimated Number of 

Students Affected

School District 

Enrolment (2014-15)

Percent of School 

District Affected

May 2014 Project

Richland Elementary 6 3,530 0.17%

Norris Elementary 1 4,073 0.02%

Rosedale Elementary 82 5,397 1.52%

Fruitvale Elementary 22 3,259 0.68%

Bakersfield City Elementary 70 30,076 0.23%

Fairfax Elementary 8 2,412 0.33%

Kern Union High 101 37,318 0.27%

Total 289 86,065 0.34%

F-B LGA

Richland Elementary 2 3,530 0.06%

Beardsley Elementary 11 1,753 0.63%

Bakersfield City Elementary 21 30,076 0.07%

Fairfax Elementary 7 2,412 0.29%

Kern Union High 22 37,318 0.06%

Total 63 75,089 0.08%

Sources: County of Kern 2016; U.S. Census Bureau 2010; California Department of Education 2015 

In order to perform a direct comparison between the May 2014 Project and F-B LGA, residential 

relocations for the segment of the May 2014 Project that spans the area from Shafter to 

Bakersfield (i.e., the segment between the northern and southern termini of the F-B LGA) was 

updated to account for any changes that have occurred since the analysis performed for the 

Fresno to Bakersfield Section Final EIR/EIS. These figures, therefore, differ slightly from those in 

the Appendix 3.12-B of the Fresno to Bakersfield Section Final EIR/EIS (Authority and FRA: 

pages 3.12-B-3-3 through 3.12-B-3-6). 
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May 2014 Project 

The May 2014 Project would result in residential displacements in the city of Bakersfield and the 

surrounding areas. The elementary school district with the largest number of displacements 

would be the Rosedale Elementary School District, with 177 residential relocations. This district 

would have 82 potentially affected students out of a total 5,397 students enrolled (Table 3.12-B3). In the Kern Union High School District, which encompasses the entire study area, the 

alternative would result in 384 residential relocations, with 101 potentially affected students in a 

school district with 37,318 students enrolled. Table 3.12-B-3 provides a list of the remaining 

districts and associated relocations that would occur under the May 2014 Project. 

Although a total of approximately 289 students would be displaced as a result of the May 2014 

Project, this represents a small percentage (about 0.34 percent) of the total number of students 

enrolled in the affected school systems. The percentage of students that would be affected in 

each individual school district is also low, with 1.52 percent of students attending schools in the 

Rosedale Elementary School District and less than one percent of students in all other school 

districts being affected (Table 3.12-B-3). 

Many of the affected students would have the opportunity to relocate within the same school 

districts. According to January 2016 real estate listings, there are 235 single-family homes for 

sale and 345 residential units available for rent in areas that would be affected by relocations 

under the May 2014 Project, where a total of 384 residential units would be displaced (Zillow 

2016). A suitable amount of vacant replacement housing is, therefore, available in the vicinity of 

all anticipated displacements that would occur under the May 2014 Project. 

Given that, a small percentage of students in each district would be affected and that most 

residents would have the opportunity to relocate within the same school districts, the May 2014 

Project would not have a substantial effect on school district funding as a result of student 

relocations. 

F-B LGA

The F-B LGA would also result in residential displacements in the city of Bakersfield and the 

surrounding areas, but these displacements would be distributed differently and some would 

occur in different districts. In terms of elementary school districts, the majority of residential 

displacements under the F-B LGA would occur in the Bakersfield City Elementary School District, 

with 46 residential relocations and 21 potentially affected students in a school district with 30,076 

students enrolled (Table 3.12-B-3). There would also be 86 residential displacements in the Kern 

Union High School District, resulting in the displacement of 22 students in a school district with 

37,318 students enrolled. Table 3.12-B-3 provides a list of the remaining districts and associated 

relocations that would occur under this alternative. 

Approximately 63 students would be displaced under the F-B LGA, representing a small 

percentage (about 0.08 percent) of the total number of students enrolled in the affected school 

districts. For each school district affected by the F-B LGA, the percentage of students affected 

would be below one percent of the district’s total enrolment (Table 3.12-B-3).

As under the May 2014 Project, affected students under the F-B LGA would generally have the 

opportunity to relocate within the same school districts. In the areas that would be affected by 

relocations under the F-B LGA, based on January 2016 real estate listings, there are 255 singlefamily homes for sale and 444 residential units available for rent, to replace 86 residential units 

that would be displaced (Zillow 2016) by the alternative. As suitable replacement housing exists 

in the vicinity of anticipated displacements, students would likely have the opportunity to remain in 

their current school districts. 

Given the small percentage of students affected and the opportunity for most students to relocate 

within the same school districts, the F-B LGA would not have a substantial effect on school 

district funding because of student relocations. 
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Comparison of the May 2014 Project and F-B LGA 

In addition to estimating the number of students that would be displaced and the associated 

affects to school districts under both the May 2014 Project and F-B LGA, this analysis provides a 

summary of the difference in impacts between the two alignments. Table 3.12-B-4 shows the 

relative differences in the estimated number of students displaced in each school district under 

either alignment and the percentage of the enrollment this number of students represents. 

Negative values indicate that the F-B LGA has less of an impact than the May 2014 Project. 

The F-B LGA would result in fewer residential unit displacements than the May 2014 Project and 

associated affected students in six elementary school districts and in the Kern Union High School 

District. One district, the Beardsley Elementary School District, would experience more 

displacements under the F-B LGA. The total effect of the F-B LGA relative to the May 2014 

Project would be a reduction in the number of residential displacements, amounting to 298 units 

and an associated 147 elementary school students and 79 high school students. Although the FB LGA would result in fewer displacements and associated affected students, sufficient relocation 

properties are available under either the May 2014 Project or F-B LGA, and the effect on school 

district funding would be minimal in either case. 

Table 3.12-B-4 Comparison of Students Affected in School Districts under the F-B LGA, 

relative to the May 2014 Project 

School District Estimated Number of 

Students Affected

School District 

Enrolment (2014-15)

Percent of School 

District Affected

Richland Elementary -4 3,530 -0.11%

Beardsley Elementary 11 1,753 0.63%

Norris Elementary -1 4,073 -0.02%

Rosedale Elementary -82 5,397 -1.52%

Fruitvale Elementary -22 3,259 -0.68%

Bakersfield City Elementary -48 30,076 -0.16%

Fairfax Elementary -1 2,412 -0.04%

Kern Union High -79 37,318 -0.21%

Total -226 87,818 -0.26%

Sources: County of Kern 2015; U.S. Census Bureau 2010; California Department of Education 2015 

Effects on School District Funding related to Property Tax Revenues 

The effects of the HSR project with regard to property tax revenues are similar for the May 2014 

Project and F-B LGA because property that would be acquired for the HSR project would be 

removed from the local property tax rolls. The exact value of short-term property tax revenue 

reductions, however, would vary slightly between the two since they would require the acquisition 

of different parcels. Anticipated long-term effects, on the other hand, are the same for both, and 

relate to long-term property values along the alignment and in the station area as well as potential 

job growth related to the HSR project. 

Short-Term Effects 

Property tax revenues are likely to decrease over the short-term regardless of whether residential 

property owners or business owners relocate within the same jurisdictions because the HSR 

project would result in a net decrease in the number of properties on the tax rolls for Kern County 

and the affected cities. Because school districts are funded, in part, by property taxes, it is likely 

that the removal of some private properties would result in a net reduction in the local property tax 

revenues available to school districts. 
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The potential reductions in annual property tax revenues to county and city budgets are estimated 

to be approximately $4.2 million under the May 2014 Project and $3.6 million under the F-B LGA. 

These estimated amounts represent about 1.23 percent of the total 2013/14 fiscal year property 

tax revenues of the county and cities in the study area under the May 2014 Project, and 1.06

percent under the F-B LGA. The estimates indicate that property tax revenues to local 

jurisdictions would be more heavily impacted by the May 2014 Project than the F-B LGA, with 

additional losses of approximately $573,000 per year, or 0.17 percent of total property tax 

receipts by these jurisdictions. See Section 5.1.6, County and City Property Tax Effects, of the 

Fresno to Bakersfield Supplemental CIA (Authority and FRA 2017) for more details on the 

methodology used to generate these estimates and for specific estimated losses to cities in the 

study area. 

Because of the way funding is determined for California public schools, school district funding 

would likely constitute a portion of the loss described above. As discussed in Appendix 3.12-B of 

the Fresno to Bakersfield Section Final EIR/EIS (2014), for NEPA, a potential effect is examined 

from the standpoint of both its intensity and the context of the effect. For both the May 2014 

Project and F-B LGA, the intensity of the effect would be slight given the small percentage of total 

regional property tax lost, but the context of the effect is one of potential local budget deficits and 

uncertainty surrounding the region’s transition from an agricultural-based economy to one in 

which other sectors contribute a larger share than they do today. As a result of this context, any 

additional fiscal burden in the short term, however small, could be of consequence. It follows that 

the potential effects of these reductions on school district funding are moderate. 

Long-term Effects 

Over the long term, the per-pupil revenue of the affected school districts is not expected to 

decrease under either the May 2014 Project or F-B LGA due to potential job growth and longterm increases in property values related to the HSR project. For a description of these effects 

and how they relate to property tax revenues, as well as how school district funding is determined 

and how it relates to property tax revenues, see Section 3.2.3, Effects on School District Funding 

from Reduced Property Tax Revenues, in Appendix 3.12-B of the Fresno to Bakersfield Section 

Final EIR/EIS (Authority and FRA 2014: 3.12-B-3-11 to 3.12-B-3-13). This section also explains 

anticipated long-term effects that relate to all HSR alternatives, including the May 2014 Project 

and F-B LGA, and does not identify any significant long-term effects on school district funding. 

Effects on School District Bus Transportation 

Construction Effects 

During construction, temporary impacts may result from school bus detours due to road closures. 

These impacts would be similar for all HSR alternatives, including the May 2014 Project and F-B 

LGA. Please see Section 3.2.4.1, Construction, of Section 3.2.4, Effects on School District Bus 

Transportation, in Appendix 3.12-B of the Fresno to Bakersfield Section Final EIR/EIS (Authority 

and FRA 2014: 3.12-B-3-13) for a description of these effects. As discussed, with implementation 

of a Construction Management Plan and Construction Transportation Plan, as required by the 

mitigation measures proposed in Sections 3.11, Safety and Security, and 3.2, Transportation, of 

this Supplemental EIR/EIS, no significant impacts on school transportation are expected during 

construction. 

Operation Effects 

Project-related roadway modifications may change some access and routing of school buses due 

to road closures associated with the HSR project, but alternative routes would be provided to 

minimize any impacts. These impacts would be similar for the May 2014 Project and F-B LGA. 

Please see Section 3.2.4.2, Operation, of Section 3.2.4, Effects on School District Bus 

Transportation, in Appendix 3.12-B of the Fresno to Bakersfield Section Final EIR/EIS (Authority 

and FRA 2014: 3.12-B-3-13) for a description of these effects. This analysis found that no 

significant impacts are expected on school district bus transportation during construction and 

operation because the out-of-direction travel distances required due to road closures would not 

result in long detours, and the Authority will work with local jurisdictions to provide additional 
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access, as needed. During operation, beneficial effects may result because the roadway 

crossings associated with the project would improve safety and access. 
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3.12-B.4 References 

California Department of Education. 2015. Dataquest website http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/. 

(accessed December 2015) 

California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) and USDOT Federal Railroad Administration 

(FRA). 2014. California High-Speed Train Project Final EIR/EIS: Fresno to Bakersfield 

Section. April. Sacramento. 

_____. 2017. Draft Fresno to Bakersfield Supplemental Community Impact Assessment 

Technical Report. March. Sacramento. 

County of Kern. 2016. Kern GIS Parcel Data, 2016 Final Edition. June 29, 2016. 

Kern County Superintendent of Schools. 2016. Kern County School District Maps. 

http://kern.org/district-maps/. (accessed February 2016) 

U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Summary File 1 DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing 

Characteristics: 2010. http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. 

(accessed September 2015)

Zillow. 2016. Home Real Estate Database Search. 2016. www.zillow.com/homes/ (accessed 

January 2016). 
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