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.
River Springs Charter School grade breakdown
| Grade | Number of students | Total % |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 744 | 10.1 |
| First | 642 | 8.7 |
| Second | 698 | 9.5 |
| Third | 679 | 9.2 |
| Fourth | 673 | 9.1 |
| Fifth | 675 | 9.2 |
| Sixth | 660 | 9 |
| Seventh | 697 | 9.5 |
| Eighth | 658 | 8.9 |
| Ninth | 405 | 5.5 |
| 10th | 336 | 4.6 |
| 11th | 285 | 3.9 |
| 12th | 211 | 2.9 |
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