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 Seventh Grade Students
| Rank | District | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Unified School District | 45,896 |
| 2 | San Diego Unified School District | 9,411 |
| 3 | Sweetwater Union High School District | 5,698 |
| 4 | Fresno Unified School District | 5,649 |
| 5 | Long Beach Unified School District | 5,572 |
| 6 | Elk Grove Unified School District | 5,190 |
| 7 | Anaheim Union High School District | 4,995 |
| 8 | San Bernardino City Unified School District | 4,277 |
| 9 | Santa Ana Unified School District | 4,258 |
| 10 | Capistrano Unified School District | 4,238 |
| 11 | Corona-Norco Unified School District | 4,203 |
| 12 | San Francisco Unified School District | 4,038 |
| 13 | San Juan Unified School District | 3,857 |
| 14 | Oakland Unified School District | 3,806 |
| 15 | Sacramento City Unified School District | 3,734 |
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Harding Elementary School• Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School• Sequoia Middle School• Frank West Elementary School• Washington Middle School• Evergreen Elementary School• Wayside Elementary School• Franklin Elementary School• Stella I. Hills Elementary School• Pioneer Drive Elementary School• Downtown Elementary School• Hort Elementary School• Horace Mann Elementary School• Curran Middle School• Voorhies Elementary School• Williams Elementary School• Longfellow Elementary School• Sierra Middle School• Fremont Elementary School• Myra A. Noble Elementary School• Munsey Elementary School• Compton Junior High School• William Penn Elementary School• Bessie E. Owens Intermediate• Ramon Garza Elementary School• Emerson Middle School• Caroline Harris Elementary School• Bessie E. Owens Primary• Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary School• College Heights Elementary School• Jefferson Elementary School• Chipman Junior High School• Walter Stiern Middle School• Casa Loma Elementary School• Henry Eissler Elementary School• McKinley Elementary School• Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary School• Roosevelt Elementary School• Leo G. Pauly Elementary School
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