SLO Reporter

Lucia Mar Unified School District had 896 ninth grade students during 2018-2019 school year, according to the California Department of Education. Los Angeles Unified School District had the highest number of ninth grade students enrolled in California with 49,630.

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	49,630
2	Kern High School District	10,375
3	San Diego Unified School District	9,216
4	East Side Union High School District	6,802
5	Sweetwater Union High School District	6,473
6	Chaffey Joint Union High School District	5,929
7	Long Beach Unified School District	5,862
8	Antelope Valley Union High School District	5,563
9	Grossmont Union High School District	5,488
10	Fresno Unified School District	5,440
11	Elk Grove Unified School District	5,218
12	Anaheim Union High School District	4,934
13	Oxnard Union High School District	4,370
14	Corona-Norco Unified School District	4,369
15	San Francisco Unified School District	4,286