Enrollment by Grade Comparison - CalEdFacts

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Report of enrollment by grade level for years 2020–21 through 2022–23, including percent change from one year to the next.

Grade Level	Number of Schools (2022–23*)	Enrollment 2020–21	Enrollment 2021–22	Enrollment 2022–23	Increase or Decrease in Enrollment 2020–21 to 2021–22	Increase or Decrease in Enrollment 2021–22 to 2022–23
Kindergarten	6,340	462,172	469,927	495.811	1.68%	5.51%
Grade 1	6,353	426,963	408,671	408.992	-4.28%	0.08%
Grade 2	6,373	433,314	421,662	412.063	-2.69%	-2.28%
Grade 3	6,398	440,251	427,015	422.562	-3.01%	-1.04%
Grade 4	6,433	448,103	433,523	427.660	-3.25%	-1.35%
Grade 5	6,503	450,355	441,608	433.631	-1.94%	-1.81%
Grade 6	4,975	441,675	441,386	438.615	-0.07%	-0.63%
Grade 7	3,486	460,703	435,773	440.296	-5.41%	1.04%
Grade 8	3,502	468,367	456,756	436.192	-2.48%	-4.50%
Grade 9	2,411	501,926	484898	482.164	-3.39%	-0.56%
Grade 10	2,647	496,383	495,841	482.613	-0.11%	-2.67%
Grade 11	2,789	480,561	479,733	483.009	-0.17%	0.68%
Grade 12	2,866	491,750	495,281	488.936	0.72%	-1.28%
Total	10,581	6,002,523	5,892,074	5,852,544	-1.84%	-0.67%

*Number of schools that reported enrollment in each grade.

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Last Reviewed: Monday, May 15, 2023

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