According to the National Center for Education Services, California is expected to see public and secondary school enrollment decrease three percent 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 expected 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 11th Grade Students
| Rank | District | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Unified School District | 41,008 |
| 2 | Kern High School District | 9,924 |
| 3 | San Diego Unified School District | 8,732 |
| 4 | Sweetwater Union High School District | 6,667 |
| 5 | East Side Union High School District | 6,273 |
| 6 | Chaffey Joint Union High School District | 5,942 |
| 7 | Long Beach Unified School District | 5,550 |
| 8 | Antelope Valley Union High School District | 5,270 |
| 9 | Grossmont Union High School District | 5,145 |
| 10 | Elk Grove Unified School District | 5,116 |
| 11 | Anaheim Union High School District | 5,021 |
| 12 | Fresno Unified School District | 4,914 |
| 13 | Capistrano Unified School District | 4,636 |
| 14 | San Francisco Unified School District | 4,483 |
| 15 | Corona-Norco Unified School District | 4,351 |
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Phineas Banning Senior High School• Downtown Business High School• Pueblo De Los Angeles Continuation• Eagle Rock High School• Eagle Tree Continuation• John H. Francis Polytechnic Senior High School• Phoenix Continuation• David Starr Jordan Senior High School• Moneta Continuation• South Gate Senior High School• Alexander Hamilton Senior High School• Rop Center• Amestoy Elementary School• View Park Continuation• Zane Grey Continuation• Thomas Jefferson Senior High School• Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School• Ramona Opportunity High School• North Hollywood Senior High School• Bell Senior High School• San Antonio Continuation• John C. Fremont Senior High School• Aldama Elementary School• Wesm Health/Sports Medicine• Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School• John F. Kennedy High School• Carson Senior High School• Angel's Gate (continuation)• Owensmouth Continuation• Arroyo Seco Museum Science• Jack London Continuation• Hollywood Senior High School• Metropolitan Continuation• Central High School• Gardena Senior High School• Will Rogers Continuation• West Hollywood Opportunity• Thomas Riley High School• John Marshall Senior High School• James Monroe High School• Westside Global Awareness Magnet• Canoga Park Senior High School• Frank Lanterman• Robert H. Lewis Continuation• Allesandro Elementary School• Woodrow Wilson Senior High School• Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High School• Boyle Heights Continuation• Manual Arts Senior High School• Harris Newmark Continuation• Ellington (duke) High (continuation)• Avalon High School• Ulysses S. Grant Senior High School• Evergreen Continuation• Cheviot Hills Continuation• Alexandria Avenue Elementary School• Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies• Andasol Avenue Elementary School• Whitney Young Continuation• Odyssey Continuation• John R. Wooden High School• Henry David Thoreau Continuation• Stoney Point Continuation• King/Drew Medical Magnet High School• Harold McAlister High (opportunity)• Verdugo Hills Senior High School• Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High School• George S. Patton Continuation• Huntington Park Senior High School• John Hope Continuation• Granada Hills Charter High School• Youth Opportunities Unlimited• Albert Einstein Continuation• Albion Street Elementary School• Abraham Lincoln Senior High School• Angeles Mesa Elementary School• Venice Senior High School• Van Nuys Senior High School• Tri-C Community Day• Los Angeles Senior High School• Independence Continuation• Birmingham Community Charter High School• William Tell Aggeler Opportunity High School• Highland Park Continuation• San Pedro Senior High School• Mission Continuation• San Fernando Senior High School• Benjamin Franklin Senior High School• Monterey Continuation• El Camino Real Charter High School• George Washington Preparatory High School• Jane Addams Continuation• Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies• Alta Loma Elementary School• Belmont Senior High School• Ambler Avenue Elementary School• Anatola Avenue Elementary School• Amelia Earhart Continuation• James A. Garfield Senior High School• Fairfax Senior High School• Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences• Whitman Continuation
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