 Highland's students are active in community service, typically among the top schools in the highest percentage of eligible donors giving blood.Highland High School, located in the northeast part of Bakersfield, serves a multi-cultural population of more than 2,000 students drawn from three distinct eastside neighborhoods, two of which are uniquely "island" areas outside the immediate school neighborhood from which Highland draws approximately 53% of its students.Career-technical education courses that are offered at the school include agriculture, computer applications and CAD/drafting.