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.
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District grade breakdown
| Grade | Number of students | Total % |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 642 | 6.5 |
| First | 645 | 6.5 |
| Second | 665 | 6.7 |
| Third | 676 | 6.8 |
| Fourth | 720 | 7.3 |
| Fifth | 743 | 7.5 |
| Sixth | 710 | 7.2 |
| Seventh | 838 | 8.5 |
| Eighth | 865 | 8.7 |
| Ninth | 840 | 8.5 |
| 10th | 818 | 8.3 |
| 11th | 845 | 8.5 |
| 12th | 907 | 9.1 |
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