Out of 1,890 students enrolled in Fortune School, 15 percent were in kindergarten during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education.
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.
| Grade | Number of students | Total % |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 284 | 15 |
| First | 256 | 13.5 |
| Second | 207 | 11 |
| Third | 217 | 11.5 |
| Fourth | 164 | 8.7 |
| Fifth | 165 | 8.7 |
| Sixth | 152 | 8 |
| Seventh | 159 | 8.4 |
| Eighth | 101 | 5.3 |
| Ninth | 87 | 4.6 |
| 10th | 48 | 2.5 |
| 11th | 29 | 1.5 |
| 12th | 21 | 1.1 |
