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 size was the biggest issue facing California's K-12 schools.
Largest 15 California Districts by Enrollment of 10th Grade Students
| Rank | District | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Unified School District | 46,546 |
| 2 | Kern High School District | 9,943 |
| 3 | San Diego Unified School District | 9,369 |
| 4 | San Francisco Unified School District | 8,097 |
| 5 | Sweetwater Union High School District | 6,763 |
| 6 | East Side Union High School District | 6,440 |
| 7 | Chaffey Joint Union High School District | 6,038 |
| 8 | Long Beach Unified School District | 5,685 |
| 9 | Antelope Valley Union High School District | 5,494 |
| 10 | Grossmont Union High School District | 5,278 |
| 11 | Fresno Unified School District | 5,167 |
| 12 | Anaheim Union High School District | 5,086 |
| 13 | Elk Grove Unified School District | 5,073 |
| 14 | Capistrano Unified School District | 4,552 |
| 15 | Corona-Norco Unified School District | 4,363 |
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Lowell Elementary School• Gerald P. Carr Intermediate• Century High School• Santa Ana High School• Spurgeon Intermediate• Martin R. Heninger Elementary School• Pio Pico Elementary School• Jefferson Elementary School• Washington Elementary School• Franklin Elementary School• Wallace R. Davis Elementary School• Abraham Lincoln Elementary School• El Sol Santa Ana Science And Arts Academy• Willard Intermediate• Adams Elementary School• Heroes Elementary School• Walker Elementary School• McFadden Intermediate• Monte Vista Elementary School• Wilson Elementary School• Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School• Middle College High School• Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate• Segerstrom High School• Manuel Esqueda Elementary School• John Muir Fundamental Elementary School• Valley High School• Orange County Educational Arts Academy• George Washington Carver Elementary School• Madison Elementary School• Martin Elementary School• Godinez Fundamental High School• Lorin Griset Academy• Andrew Jackson Elementary School• Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate• Douglas Macarthur Fundamental Intermediate• Lydia Romero-Cruz Elementary School• Jim Thorpe Fundamental• Jose Sepulveda Elementary School• Garfield Elementary School• Saddleback High School• Carl Harvey Elementary School• Greenville Fundamental Elementary School• Monroe Elementary School• Thomas A. Edison Elementary School• Hoover Elementary School• Fremont Elementary School• Santiago Elementary School• Cesar E. Chavez High School• Diamond Elementary School• Edward B. Cole Academy• Taft Elementary School• John F. Kennedy Elementary School• Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate
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