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 | 23 | 6.5 |
First | 22 | 6.2 |
Second | 25 | 7 |
Third | 18 | 5.1 |
Fourth | 25 | 7 |
Fifth | 22 | 6.2 |
Sixth | 18 | 5.1 |
Seventh | 30 | 8.4 |
Eighth | 34 | 9.6 |
Ninth | 24 | 6.7 |
10th | 40 | 11.2 |
11th | 33 | 9.3 |
12th | 42 | 11.8 |