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.
Santa Cruz County Special Education grade breakdown
| Grade | Number of students | Total % |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 4 | 4.2 |
| First | 9 | 9.4 |
| Second | 6 | 6.2 |
| Third | 5 | 5.2 |
| Fourth | 2 | 2.1 |
| Fifth | 7 | 7.3 |
| Sixth | 2 | 2.1 |
| Seventh | 2 | 2.1 |
| Eighth | 5 | 5.2 |
| Ninth | 8 | 8.3 |
| 10th | 2 | 2.1 |
| 11th | 7 | 7.3 |
| 12th | 37 | 38.5 |
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