West El Dorado News issued the following on Oct. 13
Indian Diggings Elementary School District has a total attendance of 18 students during 2018-19 school year
Indian Diggings Elementary School District had a total attendance of 18 students during the 2018-19 school year, according to the California Department of Education. Compared to the previous year, the district had a 52.6 percent decrease in the student population.
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 in New Mexico with a projected 12% decrease, while Washington D.C. is projected to see a 14% increase over the same 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% of the respondents said they didn’t view the financial resources their local public school was getting as adequate.
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