What You'll Find Here!

This page allows you to review average class size experiences at either the elementary (grades K-5) or the secondary (grades 6-12) level. Elementary class sizes are aggregated by grade level. Secondary class sizes are aggregated by subject area. Analysis is limited to classes that utilize traditional face-to-face instruction. This excludes online and blended learning classes.

Average class size experience does the averaging at the student level instead of the class level providing a more accurate measure of what students experience. It averages the class size each student experiences instead of averaging the size of each class.

For example, take two classes one with 30 students and another with 6 students.

• The average class size averages the two class sizes:
• (30 + 6) / 2 classes = 18 average class size

• The average class size experience averages the class size experienced by the 36 students. 30 students experienced a class size of 30 and 6 students experienced a class size of 6:
• [(30 * 30) + (6 * 6)] / 36 students = 26 average class size experience

26 is a more accurate representation of what most students are experiencing than the average class size of 18.