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.
Paramount Unified School District grade breakdown
Grade | Number of students | Total % |
---|---|---|
Kindergarten | 938 | 6.8 |
First | 891 | 6.5 |
Second | 877 | 6.4 |
Third | 993 | 7.2 |
Fourth | 1,017 | 7.4 |
Fifth | 1,034 | 7.5 |
Sixth | 1,012 | 7.4 |
Seventh | 1,063 | 7.7 |
Eighth | 1,117 | 8.1 |
Ninth | 1,216 | 8.9 |
10th | 1,202 | 8.8 |
11th | 1,165 | 8.5 |
12th | 1,197 | 8.7 |