Central Alameda News

San Lorenzo Unified School District had 858 eighth grade students during 2018-2019 school year, according to the California Department of Education. Los Angeles Unified School District had the highest number of eighth grade students enrolled in California with 44,658.

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 size was the biggest issue facing California's K-12 schools.

Rank	District	Attendance
1	Los Angeles Unified School District	44,658
2	San Diego Unified School District	9,402
3	Sweetwater Union High School District	5,598
4	Long Beach Unified School District	5,574
5	Fresno Unified School District	5,402
6	Elk Grove Unified School District	5,064
7	Anaheim Union High School District	4,873
8	Capistrano Unified School District	4,608
9	Santa Ana Unified School District	4,231
10	Corona-Norco Unified School District	4,162
11	San Francisco Unified School District	4,132
12	San Bernardino City Unified School District	4,017
13	San Juan Unified School District	3,853
14	William S. Hart Union High School District	3,698
15	Oakland Unified School District	3,691