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.
Pacific Coast Academy grade breakdown
| Grade | Number of students | Total % |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 548 | 19.6 |
| First | 304 | 10.9 |
| Second | 279 | 10 |
| Third | 300 | 10.7 |
| Fourth | 240 | 8.6 |
| Fifth | 225 | 8 |
| Sixth | 241 | 8.6 |
| Seventh | 187 | 6.7 |
| Eighth | 173 | 6.2 |
| Ninth | 109 | 3.9 |
| 10th | 74 | 2.6 |
| 11th | 70 | 2.5 |
| 12th | 47 | 1.7 |
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