The grade with the highest concentration of students was seventh-grade with 11.3 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 | 104 | 8.7 |
| First | 90 | 7.5 |
| Second | 100 | 8.3 |
| Third | 93 | 7.7 |
| Fourth | 92 | 7.7 |
| Fifth | 133 | 11.1 |
| Sixth | 113 | 9.4 |
| Seventh | 136 | 11.3 |
| Eighth | 124 | 10.3 |
| Ninth | 66 | 5.5 |
| 10th | 50 | 4.2 |
| 11th | 47 | 3.9 |
| 12th | 54 | 4.5 |
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