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.
Inspire Charter School - Central grade breakdown
| Grade | Number of students | Total % |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 263 | 14.6 |
| First | 188 | 10.4 |
| Second | 190 | 10.6 |
| Third | 165 | 9.2 |
| Fourth | 158 | 8.8 |
| Fifth | 148 | 8.2 |
| Sixth | 168 | 9.3 |
| Seventh | 154 | 8.6 |
| Eighth | 132 | 7.3 |
| Ninth | 87 | 4.8 |
| 10th | 64 | 3.6 |
| 11th | 53 | 2.9 |
| 12th | 30 | 1.7 |
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