Out of 866 students in Solano County Office of Education, 8.8 percent were in sixth-grade during 2019-2020 school year

Out of 866 students in Solano County Office of Education, 8.8 percent were in sixth-grade during 2019-2020 school year
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Out of 866 students enrolled in Solano County Office of Education, 8.8 percent were in sixth-grade during the 2019-2020 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

The grade with the highest concentration of students was 12th-grade with 17 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.

Solano County Office of Education grade breakdown
Grade Number of students Total %
Kindergarten 144 16.6
First 73 8.4
Second 60 6.9
Third 44 5.1
Fourth 71 8.2
Fifth 63 7.3
Sixth 76 8.8
Seventh 45 5.2
Eighth 41 4.7
Ninth 20 2.3
10th 35 4
11th 47 5.4
12th 147 17


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