The grades with the highest concentration of students were seventh and eighth-grade, both with 22 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 % |
---|---|---|
Seventh | 127 | 22 |
Eighth | 127 | 22 |
Ninth | 99 | 17.2 |
10th | 99 | 17.2 |
11th | 68 | 11.8 |
12th | 56 | 9.7 |