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.
Abraham Lincoln Alternative grade breakdown
| Grade | Number of students | Total % |
|---|---|---|
| First | 1 | 1.5 |
| Sixth | 1 | 1.5 |
| Seventh | 3 | 4.5 |
| Eighth | 11 | 16.7 |
| Ninth | 10 | 15.2 |
| 10th | 4 | 6.1 |
| 11th | 12 | 18.2 |
| 12th | 24 | 36.4 |
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