Status: Active

Established: 1957

South High School is 1 of the 32 high school located in the Kern County District of Bakersfield, California in the United States. The school has approximately 2,150 students. The school mascot is known as the Rebel Man or Johnny Rebel and is patterned after a Confederate soldier. Sports teams are referred to as the Rebels.

South High School, known for its Rebel mascot, a Confederate image, is surrounded by streets named after Confederate figures, battles and warships — Fambrough, Merrimac, Sumter, Monitor and Shenandoah. One block away, you'll come across Plantation Avenue and Plantation Elementary School.