The grade with the highest concentration of students was eighth-grade with 10.7 percent of all students.
According to the National Center for Education Services, California is expected to see public and secondary school enrollment decrease three percent 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 expected 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 | 99 | 6.7 |
| First | 98 | 6.6 |
| Second | 93 | 6.3 |
| Third | 103 | 6.9 |
| Fourth | 81 | 5.5 |
| Fifth | 100 | 6.7 |
| Sixth | 106 | 7.1 |
| Seventh | 147 | 9.9 |
| Eighth | 159 | 10.7 |
| Ninth | 135 | 9.1 |
| 10th | 121 | 8.2 |
| 11th | 142 | 9.6 |
| 12th | 99 | 6.7 |
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