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.
Ross Elementary School District grade breakdown
Grade | Number of students | Total % |
---|---|---|
Kindergarten | 41 | 10.9 |
First | 28 | 7.4 |
Second | 48 | 12.8 |
Third | 32 | 8.5 |
Fourth | 34 | 9 |
Fifth | 55 | 14.6 |
Sixth | 38 | 10.1 |
Seventh | 58 | 15.4 |
Eighth | 42 | 11.2 |