Out of 41,150 students enrolled in Kern High School District, 24.1 percent were in 11th-grade during the 2019-2020 school year, according to the California Department of Education.
The grade with the highest concentration of students was ninth-grade with 25.8 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 % |
|---|---|---|
| Ninth | 10,619 | 25.8 |
| 10th | 10,364 | 25.2 |
| 11th | 9,924 | 24.1 |
| 12th | 10,243 | 24.9 |
