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.
Lucerne Valley Unified School District grade breakdown
| Grade | Number of students | Total % |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 306 | 5.6 |
| First | 251 | 4.6 |
| Second | 262 | 4.8 |
| Third | 250 | 4.6 |
| Fourth | 279 | 5.2 |
| Fifth | 275 | 5.1 |
| Sixth | 327 | 6 |
| Seventh | 354 | 6.5 |
| Eighth | 383 | 7.1 |
| Ninth | 690 | 12.7 |
| 10th | 812 | 15 |
| 11th | 721 | 13.3 |
| 12th | 506 | 9.3 |
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