Out of 8,264 students enrolled in El Monte Union High School District, 25.4 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 12th-grade with 26 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 | 1,953 | 23.6 |
| 10th | 2,061 | 24.9 |
| 11th | 2,098 | 25.4 |
| 12th | 2,152 | 26 |

