Out of 794 students enrolled in Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary School District, 10.8 percent were in seventh-grade during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education.
The grade with the highest concentration of students was fourth-grade with 11.8 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 % |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 84 | 10.6 |
| First | 87 | 11 |
| Second | 90 | 11.3 |
| Third | 86 | 10.8 |
| Fourth | 94 | 11.8 |
| Fifth | 92 | 11.6 |
| Sixth | 85 | 10.7 |
| Seventh | 86 | 10.8 |
| Eighth | 90 | 11.3 |
