Out of 2,097 students enrolled in Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies, 12.1 percent were in 10th-grade during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education.
The grade with the highest concentration of students was ninth-grade with 13.3 percent of all students.
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.
| Grade | Number of students | Total % |
|---|---|---|
| Fourth | 186 | 8.9 |
| Fifth | 188 | 9 |
| Sixth | 200 | 9.5 |
| Seventh | 244 | 11.6 |
| Eighth | 244 | 11.6 |
| Ninth | 279 | 13.3 |
| 10th | 253 | 12.1 |
| 11th | 246 | 11.7 |
| 12th | 257 | 12.3 |
