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 11th Grade Students
| Rank | District | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Unified School District | 42,012 |
| 2 | Kern High School District | 9,847 |
| 3 | San Diego Unified School District | 8,579 |
| 4 | Sweetwater Union High School District | 6,709 |
| 5 | East Side Union High School District | 6,220 |
| 6 | Chaffey Joint Union High School District | 5,816 |
| 7 | Long Beach Unified School District | 5,551 |
| 8 | Antelope Valley Union High School District | 5,270 |
| 9 | Grossmont Union High School District | 4,999 |
| 10 | Elk Grove Unified School District | 4,977 |
| 11 | Anaheim Union High School District | 4,914 |
| 12 | Fresno Unified School District | 4,748 |
| 13 | Capistrano Unified School District | 4,611 |
| 14 | San Francisco Unified School District | 4,430 |
| 15 | Corona-Norco Unified School District | 4,274 |
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Visitacion Valley Middle School• West Portal Elementary School• Jefferson Elementary School• Glen Park Elementary School• Parks (rosa) Elementary School• Carver (george Washington) Elementary School• Argonne Elementary School• Sloat (commodore) Elementary School• McCoppin (frank) Elementary School• Downtown High School• Redding Elementary School• Jordan (June) School for Equity• San Francisco Community Alternative• Lafayette Elementary School• Wallenberg (raoul) Traditional High School• Lau (gordon J.) Elementary School• Kipp Bayview Academy• Parker (jean) Elementary School• Kipp San Francisco Bay Academy• Five Keys Adult School (SF Sheriff's)• Visitacion Valley Elementary School• Spring Valley Elementary School• City Arts And Tech High School• McKinley Elementary School• New Traditions Elementary School• Grattan Elementary School• Leadership High School• Feinstein (dianne) Elementary School• Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's)• Moscone (george R.) Elementary School• Lick (james) Middle School• Lawton Alternative Elementary School• Roosevelt Middle School• Cobb (william L.) Elementary School• Garfield Elementary School• Muir (john) Elementary School• Clarendon Alternative Elementary School• Alvarado Elementary School• Tenderloin Community• Presidio Middle School• Sunset Elementary School• Sanchez Elementary School• Giannini (a.p.) Middle School• Sherman Elementary School• Hoover (herbert) Middle School• Stevenson (robert Louis) Elementary School• Alamo Elementary School• Carmichael (bessie)/Fec• Ulloa Elementary School• Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8• San Francisco Public Montessori• Yu (alice Fong) Elementary School• Denman (james) Middle School• Aptos Middle School• Lincoln (abraham) High School• Malcolm X Academy• Chin (john Yehall) Elementary School• Sunnyside Elementary School• Guadalupe Elementary School• Burton (phillip And Sala) Academic High School• Marshall (thurgood) High School• Cleveland Elementary School• Francisco Middle School• Milk (harvey) Civil Rights Elementary School• El Dorado Elementary School• Balboa High School• Drew (charles) College Preparatory Academy• O'Connell (john) High School• Ortega (jose) Elementary School• Sutro Elementary School• Harte (bret) Elementary School• Chinese Immersion School At Deavila• Hillcrest Elementary School• Marina Middle School• Revere (paul) Elementary School• Lilienthal (claire) Elementary School• Flynn (leonard R.) Elementary School• Serra (junipero) Elementary School• Peabody (george) Elementary School• Life Learning Academy Charter• Sheridan Elementary School• Wells (ida B.) High School• Taylor (edward R.) Elementary School• Yick Wo Elementary School• Gateway High School• Lowell High School• Key (francis Scott) Elementary School• Monroe Elementary School• Rooftop Elementary School• Chavez (cesar) Elementary School• Bryant Elementary School• Galileo High School• Miraloma Elementary School• George Washington High School• Lakeshore Alternative Elementary School• Creative Arts Charter• Webster (daniel) Elementary School• Marshall Elementary School• Fairmount Elementary School• Longfellow Elementary School• Mission High School
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