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Out of 564 students in Bethune K-8 School, 11.2 percent were in first-grade during 2020-2021 school year

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Out of 564 students enrolled in Bethune K-8 School, 11.2 percent were in first-grade during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

The grade with the highest concentration of students was eighth-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.

Bethune K-8 School grade breakdown
GradeNumber of studentsTotal %
Kindergarten478.3
First6311.2
Second6611.7
Third5810.3
Fourth6912.2
Fifth539.4
Sixth6010.6
Seventh7312.9
Eighth7513.3

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