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.
Thomas Edison Language Institute K-8 grade breakdown
| Grade | Number of students | Total % |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 128 | 16.2 |
| First | 108 | 13.7 |
| Second | 100 | 12.7 |
| Third | 86 | 10.9 |
| Fourth | 93 | 11.8 |
| Fifth | 95 | 12.1 |
| Sixth | 73 | 9.3 |
| Seventh | 56 | 7.1 |
| Eighth | 49 | 6.2 |
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