According to numbers provided by the National Center for Education Services, California is expected to see a decrease of three percent in public elementary and secondary school enrollment from 2017-2029. The state expected to see the largest drop in enrollment is New Mexico with a projected 12 percent decrease, while Washington D.C. is projected to see a 14 percent increase over the same time period.
In a survey conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California, seven percent of respondents said large class sizes was the biggest issue facing California's K-12 schools. In the same survey, 50 percent of the respondents said they didn’t view the financial resources their local public school was getting as adequate.
| Grade | Number of students | Total % |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 2,022 | 8.7 |
| First | 1,709 | 7.4 |
| Second | 1,809 | 7.8 |
| Third | 1,847 | 8 |
| Fourth | 1,677 | 7.3 |
| Fifth | 1,794 | 7.8 |
| Sixth | 1,861 | 8.1 |
| Seventh | 1,758 | 7.6 |
| Eighth | 1,675 | 7.2 |
| Ninth | 1,723 | 7.5 |
| 10th | 1,650 | 7.1 |
| 11th | 1,709 | 7.4 |
| 12th | 1,883 | 8.1 |
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