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.
21st Century Learning Institute grade breakdown
| Grade | Number of students | Total % |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 17 | 5.8 |
| First | 26 | 8.9 |
| Second | 20 | 6.8 |
| Third | 22 | 7.5 |
| Fourth | 18 | 6.1 |
| Fifth | 14 | 4.8 |
| Sixth | 10 | 3.4 |
| Seventh | 20 | 6.8 |
| Eighth | 16 | 5.5 |
| Ninth | 17 | 5.8 |
| 10th | 29 | 9.9 |
| 11th | 33 | 11.3 |
| 12th | 51 | 17.4 |
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