Out of 4,055 students enrolled in Hanford Joint Union High School District, 21.4 percent were in 12th-grade during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education.
The grades with the highest concentration of students were ninth and 10th-grade, both with 27.2 percent of all students.
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 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.
| Grade | Number of students | Total % |
|---|---|---|
| Ninth | 1,102 | 27.2 |
| 10th | 1,102 | 27.2 |
| 11th | 983 | 24.2 |
| 12th | 868 | 21.4 |
