The grades with the highest concentration of students were second, sixth and seventh-grade, each with 14.7 percent of all students.
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 | 4 | 5.9 |
First | 3 | 4.4 |
Second | 10 | 14.7 |
Third | 1 | 1.5 |
Fourth | 3 | 4.4 |
Fifth | 5 | 7.4 |
Sixth | 10 | 14.7 |
Seventh | 10 | 14.7 |
Eighth | 7 | 10.3 |
Ninth | 1 | 1.5 |
10th | 6 | 8.8 |
11th | 1 | 1.5 |
12th | 7 | 10.3 |