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Annual Class Size Study

A Report of Class Size Patterns

2015-2016 School Year

February 2016

Metro ECSU

2 Pine Tree Drive, Suite 101 Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112

612-638-1500

www.metroecsu.org

This document is made available electronically by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library as part of an ongoing digital archiving project. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/lrl.asp

FOREWARD

The Metro ECSU 2015-2016 Class Size Study reports data describing both regional and local norms. We hope that the information contained in this report will be useful to decision makers and interested citizens served by Metro ECSU. Though this data was carefully collected, we wish to caution readers from making assumptions about a district’s staffing pattern based on class size statistics alone. Questions or comments about this report should be directed to Julie Schaal at [email protected] or 612-638-1540. Julie Frame Executive Director, Metro ECSU Cathy Macdonald Director of Operations, Metro ECSU Julie Schaal Class Size Study Coordinator, Metro ECSU

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1 Glossary ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 List of Tables ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5 Reports with Tables ……….………………….………………………………………………………………… 6

A. Regionwide Class Size Statistics & Data Observations: Trends………………….. 7

B. Regionwide Class Size Statistics……………………...………………………………………… 11

C. Elementary Class Size Statistics & Data Observations…………………................ 16

D. Junior Secondary Class Size Statistics & Data Observations………………………. 21

E. Senior Secondary Class Size Statistics & Data Observations………………………. 28 Appendix …………………………………………………………………………...................................... 35 A. List of Participating Districts ………………………………………………………………………. 36

B. Memo to District Contacts: Directions for the Annual Class Size Study ………. 37

C. Data Collection Formats (data was collected in Excel) ……............................. 41

INTRODUCTION

This report describes class size statistics for thirty-six school districts in the metro Twin Cities area submitting data to Metro ECSU. To enable the reader to interpret this report accurately, it is necessary to describe the report briefly in terms of data collection and reporting procedures.

Sources of Data

The method of collecting class size information was an electronic format. All metro area Superintendents were sent an invitation to authorize participation and appoint a staff member to be in direct contact with Metro ECSU staff for the study. District contacts received the “Memo to District Contacts: Directions for the Annual Class Size Study” (pages 37-40) and three Excel spreadsheet formats (pages 41-43), one for each school type (elementary, junior secondary and senior secondary). The designated contact person appointed by the Superintendent in each district was responsible for collecting data from each building in the district, aggregating the data in each Excel file, and returning the data to the Metro ECSU for data processing and analysis. More details about this process are available in the memo which is located in the Appendix of this document.

Organization of the Report For an overview, please refer to the Table of Contents at the beginning of the study. The Class Size Study contains a glossary (pages 3-4) which should be read prior to viewing the tables. The study contains an introduction, a middle section with tables and results and a summary section. The “Reports with Tables” section consists of statistical highlights for metro schools aggregated as “regionwide” data and by school type—elementary, junior secondary and senior secondary. The highlights represent regional norms for all class size categories and are calculated by aggregating local data plus reports focusing on elementary, junior secondary and senior secondary programs. Data were reported in some cases excluding special education students, and, in others, including special education students. It should also be noted that consistent grade groupings have not been used for each district. (Of special note here is the fact that grades 5 and 6 may be included with elementary or junior secondary data depending upon local district configuration.)

Limitations The following considerations should be taken into account when reviewing data in the Annual Class Size Study:

Class size data included in this report are based on fall student counts submitted as of October 1, 2015.

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At the junior and senior secondary levels, no attempt has been made to include all subjects offered by all schools; only subject areas that are most typically offered at the secondary level have been included.

It is tempting to interpret inter-district comparisons in terms of relationships which suggest cause and effect. The reader should be careful in making such comparisons. Class size data among school districts will be different due to many factors, including educational philosophy, school facility design, school district organizations, economic stability, school district size, management methods, and utilization of specialists or paraprofessionals in conjunction with professional staff. Although the descriptions contained within the tables of this report demonstrate normative comparisons, the data reported simply describe what exists, not why differences exist among the districts.

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS 1. Average (Mean) Class Size Average (Mean) Class Size represents the class size which equals the arithmetic average of class sizes reported. The average is the total of reported class sizes divided by the number of classes reported. Averages are reported to the nearest one hundredth. 2. Class Size Class Size refers to the number of students in a group or class organized for the purpose of instruction. 3. Class Size Range Class Size Range represents the maximum and minimum class sizes reported for a given grade or subject area. 4. Class Types Class Types counted for this study differ for each school type. Class types for each are as follows:

Elementary Junior Secondary Senior Secondary Kindergarten Art Art Grade 1 Business Ed/Marketing Business Ed/Marketing Grade 2 Family & Consumer Science Family & Consumer Science Grade 3 Health Education Health Education Grade 4 Interdisciplinary Courses Language Arts/English Grade 5 Language Arts/English Math Grade 6 Math Music Special Education Music Physical Education Combo or Ungraded Physical Education Science Science Social Studies Social Studies Special Education Special Education Technology Ed/Computer Science Technology Ed/Computer Science Work Experience Program World Languages World Languages

5. Elementary This grouping may include the following grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Combination grades/ungraded and special education classes may also be included. Depending on individual district grade organization, “elementary” may not include grades 5 or 6. 6. Grade Group Grade Groups include the school types—elementary, junior secondary and senior secondary, but also part of and combinations of those school type groups. For example, some of the data is reported for a combination of junior and senior secondary as one grade group.

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7. Junior Secondary Junior Secondary includes students in middle schools, junior high schools, or the first part of an eight-year secondary program (i.e., grades 5-12). 8. Participating Districts Participating Districts includes school districts in the metro Twin Cities area that submitted data for the current year of the study. These districts may or may not be members of Metro ECSU. 9. School Type School Types for this study are Elementary, Junior Secondary, and Senior Secondary. 10. Senior Secondary Senior Secondary includes students in senior high school or in the second part of an eight-year secondary program (i.e., grades 5-12).

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LIST OF TABLES

Table Page

1 Elementary Regionwide Class Size Trends……………………………………………………… 8

2 Jr. Secondary Regionwide Class Size Trends…………………..…………….................... 9

3 Sr. Secondary Regionwide Class Size Trends…………………………………………………… 10

4 Class Size Regionwide by Class Type………………………………………………………………. 12

5 Class Size Regionwide by Grade Group (Excluding Special Education)……………. 13

6 Class Size Regionwide by Grade Group (Including Special Education)…………….. 13

7 Average Class Size by Grade Group (Excluding Special Education)…………………. 14

8 Average Class Size by Grade Group (Including Special Education)………………….. 15

9 Elementary Average Class Size by Class Type…………………………………………………. 17

10 Elementary Maximum/Minimum Class Size by Class Type……………………………… 19

11 Jr. Secondary Average Class Size by Class Type………………………………………………. 22

12 Jr. Secondary Maximum/Minimum Class Size by Class Type…………………………… 25

13 Sr. Secondary Average Class Size by Class Type……………………………………………… 29

14 Sr. Secondary Maximum/Minimum Class Size by Class Type………………………… 32

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REPORTS WITH TABLES

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A. REGIONWIDE CLASS SIZE STATISTICS & DATA OBSERVATIONS: TRENDS

The regionwide class size averages by class type from the last five years were included in the study. The graphs include data from the 2011-12 school year through the 2015-16 school year.

Table 1 (page 8) reports the average Elementary class sizes for each year by class type. The following trends were observed:

For the third consecutive year, Kindergarten and 6th Grade class sizes decreased.

This year 1st Grade reported a five-year-low class size.

The average class size consistently increases by grade level.

Table 2 (page 9) reports the average Jr. Secondary class sizes for each year by class type. The following trends were observed:

For the third consecutive year, FACS class size increased.

For the third consecutive year, Interdisciplinary Courses class size decreased.

This year Business Ed/Marketing reported a five-year-high class size.

This year Math, Tech Ed/Computer Science, and World Languages reported five-year-low class sizes.

Of the core subjects, Language Arts/English and Math are consistently lower in class sizethan Science and Social Studies. The same is true for the Sr. Secondary class size data.

Table 3 (page 10) reports the average Sr. Secondary class sizes for each year by class type. The following trends were observed:

For the third consecutive year, Art, Music, and Science class sizes decreased.

For the third consecutive year, FACS and Technology Ed/Computer Science class sizesincreased.

This year Business Ed/Marketing reported a five-year-high class size.

This year Social Studies reported a five-year-low class size.

Of the core subjects, Language Arts/English and Math are consistently lower in class sizethan Science and Social Studies. The same is true for the Jr. Secondary class size data.

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Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade Combo orUngraded Special Ed

2011-12 20.8 22.7 23.9 25.2 26.0 27.0 27.0 26.4 5.12012-13 21.5 22.6 23.6 24.8 26.2 26.6 25.8 26.8 5.52013-14 21.5 22.6 23.5 24.5 26.0 26.7 27.0 25.6 5.02014-15 21.2 22.2 23.4 24.3 25.5 26.3 26.7 25.1 5.62015-16 21.0 22.1 23.6 24.6 25.6 26.3 26.2 25.8 5.1

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

Table 1. Elementary Regionwide Class Size Trends

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ArtBusinessEd/Mark-

etingFACS Health

Education

Interdisc-iplinaryCourses

LanguageArts/

EnglishMath Music Physical

Education Science SocialStudies

SpecialEducation

TechEd/CompScience

WorldLanguages

2011-12 27.5 26.0 27.6 27.7 12.4 25.4 25.6 29.6 29.8 28.6 27.8 6.1 27.4 26.72012-13 27.8 27.6 28.1 27.7 22.6 25.7 25.5 31.7 29.5 28.3 27.9 5.8 27.3 26.52013-14 27.3 28.5 27.2 28.6 28.2 26.5 26.3 32.5 28.9 28.6 28.4 6.0 27.0 26.02014-15 27.9 27.8 27.8 28.2 27.7 26.1 25.4 31.1 29.5 28.1 27.7 5.7 27.4 26.02015-16 27.5 28.9 27.9 28.3 26.3 26.1 25.2 31.3 29.0 28.4 27.9 5.9 26.8 25.8

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

Clas

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ze

Table 2. Jr Secondary Regionwide Class Size Trends

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ArtBusinessEd/Mark-

etingFACS Health

Education

LanguageArts/

EnglishMath Music Physical

Education Science SocialStudies

SpecialEducation

TechEd/CompScience

Work ExpProgram

WorldLanguages

2011-12 26.9 26.4 27.0 29.8 27.2 27.5 36.2 29.5 28.0 29.8 7.6 24.0 11.8 26.82012-13 25.7 26.5 26.7 30.3 27.0 27.4 36.9 29.6 28.2 29.4 6.7 22.9 10.7 26.62013-14 26.4 27.3 26.2 30.5 27.3 27.2 38.0 30.0 28.2 29.2 7.4 22.7 13.8 26.22014-15 26.3 26.1 26.3 28.1 27.4 27.7 37.6 29.7 27.9 29.3 6.7 23.3 11.0 26.12015-16 26.0 27.7 26.6 31.0 27.1 27.0 37.0 29.8 27.7 28.8 6.9 23.5 13.6 26.2

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

40.0

Clas

s Si

ze

Table 3. Sr Secondary Regionwide Class Size Trends

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B. REGIONWIDE CLASS SIZE STATISTICS

Averages and class size ranges for specific school types and selected subject areas for the participating districts as a whole are reported in Table 4 (page 12). Summary data for the entire region excluding special education and including special education are shown in Table 5 and Table 6 (page 13) respectively. Average class size data by selected grade groupings (i.e., Elementary, Junior Secondary, Senior Secondary, Junior and Senior Secondary combined, and for all K - 12) for class sizes excluding special education and including special education are shown in Table 7 (page 14) and Table 8 (page 15) respectively. Individual district data are available in these tables by district number (see key on page 36).

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Table 4. Class Size Regionwide by Class Type

Avg. Min. Max.Class TypeElementary

Kindergarten 21.0 8 29Grade 1 22.1 12 30Grade 2 23.6 14 32Grade 3 24.6 14 32Grade 4 25.6 10 36Grade 5 26.3 9 36Grade 6 26.2 17 34

Combo or Ungraded 25.8 14 34Special Education 5.1 1 14

Avg. Min. Max.Class TypeJr Secondary

Art 27.5 8 38Business Ed/Marketing 28.9 18 35

Family & Consumer Science 27.9 11 39Health Education 28.3 6 45

Interdisciplinary Courses 26.3 9 36Language Arts/English 26.1 3 41

Math 25.2 2 41Music 31.3 4 105

Physical Education 29.0 5 53Science 28.4 7 40

Social Studies 27.9 6 39Special Education 5.9 1 20

Technology Ed/Computer Science 26.8 8 37World Languages 25.8 7 41

Avg. Min. Max.Class TypeSr Secondary

Art 26.0 3 41Business Ed/Marketing 27.7 3 46

Family & Consumer Science 26.6 6 39Health Education 31.0 7 39

Language Arts/English 27.1 4 43Math 27.0 2 42

Music 37.0 2 212Physical Education 29.8 4 46

Science 27.7 3 52Social Studies 28.8 2 42

Special Education 6.9 1 24Technology Ed/Computer Science 23.5 3 39

Work Experience Program 13.6 1 36World Languages 26.2 3 49

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Table 5. Class Size Regionwide by Grade Group (Excluding Special Education) Avg. Min. Max. Elementary 23.8 8 36 Jr Secondary 27.5 2 105 Sr Secondary 27.7 1 212

Table 6. Class Size Regionwide by Grade Group (Including Special Education) Avg. Min. Max. Elementary 23.3 1 36 Jr. Secondary 25.3 1 105 Sr. Secondary 25.5 1 212

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Table 7. Average Class Size by Grade Group (Excluding Special Education)

Avg.Dist.

Elementary

277 21.41271 21.76276 21.85721 22.00111 22.15200 22.50716 22.62624 22.6414 22.85281 23.0313 23.13720 23.23719 23.24717 23.34280 23.39197 23.45278 23.48279 23.53283 23.631 23.66

272 23.70138 23.83831 23.99282 24.00270 24.16625 24.31110 24.3611 24.4112 24.41623 24.74622 24.85273 24.98194 24.99834 25.03832 25.37192 25.54

23.79Reg wide

Jr Secondary

Dist. Avg.271 23.331 24.29

717 24.78625 24.85283 25.05197 25.15111 25.53281 25.87280 25.94832 26.31270 26.33622 26.5913 26.86138 26.89716 26.97720 27.11276 27.16273 27.21624 27.45623 28.09200 28.12282 28.15831 28.34110 28.48719 28.81272 28.96192 29.23278 29.25277 29.34721 29.75279 30.18194 30.9011 30.95834 31.4514 31.6712 32.76

Reg wide 27.45

Sr Secondary

Dist. Avg.1 22.48

111 22.80716 23.13138 23.29110 24.19717 25.06278 25.53832 25.64720 26.48282 26.58625 26.65280 26.87721 27.34281 27.43283 27.44276 27.49277 27.54624 27.55271 27.99200 28.1312 28.72272 28.8214 28.94197 29.08273 29.17831 29.20622 29.54719 29.5813 29.60270 29.71279 29.94623 29.9711 30.64834 30.98192 31.23194 31.95

Reg wide 27.65

Jr & Sr Secondary

Dist. Avg.1 23.17

111 23.90716 24.35138 24.76717 24.90271 25.34625 25.83832 25.95283 26.13110 26.44280 26.45281 26.58197 26.73720 26.82278 27.12282 27.22276 27.32270 27.43624 27.50273 27.84200 28.12622 28.1713 28.34277 28.35721 28.36272 28.88831 28.89623 29.14719 29.21279 30.04192 30.3212 30.4714 30.4811 30.81834 31.23194 31.47

Reg wide 27.55

Dist. Avg.

K-12

1 23.27111 23.68716 24.05138 24.67717 24.77271 24.86625 25.60283 25.82280 25.85832 25.89281 26.12110 26.19720 26.23197 26.35276 26.38278 26.70624 26.77270 26.84282 26.88721 27.4413 27.50273 27.52277 27.59200 27.61622 27.73272 27.79623 28.12831 28.34719 28.35279 29.04192 29.4012 29.5314 29.6511 29.72834 30.15194 30.61

Reg wide 26.98

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Table 8. Average Class Size by Grade Group (Including Special Education)

Avg.Dist.

Elementary

719 17.31138 20.38271 21.18276 21.21277 21.41721 21.6014 21.86111 22.15200 22.50716 22.62624 22.64279 22.87281 23.0313 23.131 23.15

720 23.23717 23.34280 23.39197 23.45278 23.48283 23.63272 23.70831 23.99282 24.00625 24.00270 24.16194 24.25110 24.3611 24.4112 24.41623 24.74622 24.85273 24.98834 25.03832 25.37192 25.38

23.32Reg wide

Jr Secondary

Dist. Avg.111 22.22625 22.26280 22.67277 22.77283 23.07197 23.14281 23.29271 23.32270 23.48716 24.04622 24.17831 24.211 24.29

720 24.45138 24.53717 24.78276 24.87282 25.1713 25.20110 25.22272 25.40832 25.67279 26.14194 26.18721 27.09273 27.2114 27.38624 27.45278 27.7211 27.78623 28.09719 28.09200 28.12834 28.18192 29.2312 31.88

Reg wide 25.29

Sr Secondary

Dist. Avg.138 20.14716 20.88111 21.69717 21.81277 21.92110 21.941 22.48

280 22.74278 23.13625 23.36281 23.58282 23.83720 24.3514 24.78276 24.91832 24.98283 25.18270 25.3813 25.43721 25.5712 26.27831 26.60279 26.97272 27.13834 27.29194 27.50624 27.55197 27.61271 27.79200 28.13719 28.4011 28.66273 29.17622 29.54623 29.97192 30.02

Reg wide 25.54

Jr & Sr Secondary

Dist. Avg.138 21.86716 21.91111 21.92277 22.31280 22.71625 22.871 23.17

717 23.42281 23.43110 23.68283 24.03270 24.11282 24.37720 24.41276 24.89197 24.91278 25.03271 25.25832 25.2913 25.33831 25.70721 26.2114 26.23272 26.31279 26.60622 26.87194 26.89624 27.50834 27.75273 27.84200 28.1211 28.16719 28.2612 28.58623 29.14192 29.67

Reg wide 25.42

Dist. Avg.

K-12

138 21.70111 21.94716 22.02277 22.23280 22.82625 23.031 23.17

281 23.38717 23.41110 23.75283 23.99270 24.12720 24.23276 24.30282 24.34271 24.70197 24.75278 24.8713 25.02832 25.30831 25.53721 25.58272 25.8114 25.81279 26.08719 26.22194 26.59622 26.62624 26.77834 27.34273 27.5211 27.58200 27.6112 27.98623 28.12192 28.86

Reg wide 25.12

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C. ELEMENTARY CLASS SIZE STATISTICS & DATA OBSERVATIONS

Elementary class size data are reported for each participating district for grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, multi-age groups/combination grades, and Special Education. Table 9 (pages 17-18) reports the average class sizes for each school district. Districts are ranked from low to high according to the average calculated. Table 10 (pages 19-20) reports class size maximums and minimums for each school district. Districts are ranked from low to high based upon the maximum class size. Individual districts that did not submit data required for these tables were excluded from that portion of a table. Data observations:

Average class size generally increases with grade level.

Regionwide, Elementary settings most commonly end with 5th grade.

Average class size shows wide variability across districts.

Class size range shows wide variability across districts.

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Table 9. Elementary Average Class Size by Class Type

Avg.Dist.

Kindergarten

717 18.17282 18.50721 18.56272 18.58716 18.75271 19.03200 19.07719 19.76277 19.8811 19.91197 20.00832 20.0012 20.04624 20.13623 20.18111 20.29276 20.32192 20.42278 20.44831 20.47720 20.6914 21.10279 21.1813 21.33281 21.55834 21.74280 21.881 22.11

622 22.19110 22.23283 22.31625 22.32273 22.32138 22.78194 23.07270 23.48

21.00Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

Grade 1

272 18.86277 19.00716 19.50276 19.93721 20.43271 20.70138 20.89623 20.89831 20.8913 21.09194 21.19200 21.43719 21.5811 21.60624 21.87279 21.91111 22.00720 22.0012 22.05281 22.191 22.2214 22.56282 22.60110 22.75280 22.76834 22.83278 22.83622 22.87270 23.25273 23.39192 23.45197 23.72625 23.80283 24.13717 24.17832 25.13

22.05Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

Grade 2

276 19.78721 20.60271 21.4514 21.45111 21.80283 22.18278 22.401 22.40

138 22.44200 22.50720 22.50282 22.80831 22.9013 22.92717 23.17281 23.28277 23.29279 23.29624 23.50197 23.61280 23.63716 24.0012 24.10625 24.23719 24.35273 24.59622 24.61834 24.67194 24.6911 25.01623 25.04270 25.25272 25.46110 26.00192 26.16832 27.75

23.61Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

Grade 3

13 20.67277 22.38111 22.40282 22.801 22.99

276 23.06271 23.27721 23.31720 23.36280 23.38719 23.48281 23.55138 23.89278 24.38625 24.39624 24.56834 24.58717 24.80200 24.85273 24.91270 25.00831 25.06622 25.07283 25.2014 25.22110 25.23279 25.25832 25.78716 25.80272 25.88197 26.00194 26.25623 26.3211 26.70192 26.7412 27.61

24.60Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

Grade 4

111 22.40270 22.68271 22.74277 22.75624 23.38283 23.47281 23.65720 23.70280 23.81276 24.16716 24.2014 24.44279 24.78197 25.00200 25.001 25.44

273 25.59625 25.61719 25.78110 25.83278 25.88721 25.92831 26.18717 26.67832 26.6711 27.11194 27.13272 27.33623 28.00834 28.13138 28.25622 28.2512 28.38192 28.8913 29.11282 30.75

25.64Reg wide

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Table 9. Elementary Average Class Size by Class Type

Avg.Dist.

Grade 5

716 22.80624 23.12271 23.71281 24.22276 24.33721 24.62278 24.67111 24.80283 24.86138 25.38280 25.38625 25.42279 25.73719 26.11270 26.1813 26.301 26.4212 26.53832 26.56272 27.36622 27.65273 27.70720 27.7911 27.84834 28.00194 28.04831 28.17623 28.21192 28.68282 30.25

26.26Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

Grade 6

270 23.65831 25.11716 26.20834 27.00623 27.14272 27.64

26.18Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

Combo orUngraded

13 14.00831 20.00624 21.00276 21.14271 22.00278 23.40622 24.38834 25.06625 25.31719 26.40623 26.50192 26.601 27.74

273 28.08

25.76Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

Special Education

194 2.33719 3.08276 3.13192 4.00138 4.0914 6.00271 6.00625 6.15279 6.751 8.86

721 10.67

5.14Reg wide

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Table 10. Elementary Maximum/Minimum Class Size by Class Type

MaxDist.

Kindergarten

Min717 19 17282 20 14716 20 15832 20 20200 21 18278 21 20721 21 15111 22 19272 22 16277 22 17624 22 1511 23 16110 23 2112 23 1714 23 19192 23 17283 23 21719 23 16720 23 1813 24 19138 24 21197 24 11271 24 14276 24 15194 25 21273 25 21622 25 18623 25 16834 25 15280 26 18281 26 17831 26 16279 27 10270 28 19625 28 161 29 8

29Reg wide 8

MaxDist.

Grade 1

Min716 20 19272 21 16277 21 17138 22 18111 23 2113 23 18282 23 22721 23 17110 24 2114 24 21194 24 14200 24 18276 24 15278 24 22720 24 2011 25 1712 25 17624 25 17717 25 24719 25 17192 26 20197 26 22280 26 19281 26 19622 26 18623 26 15831 26 14832 26 24834 26 20279 27 16283 27 21270 28 19273 28 20271 29 14625 29 121 30 13

30Reg wide 12

MaxDist.

Grade 2

Min111 22 21138 23 2214 23 19278 23 22721 23 18282 24 22716 24 24717 24 22200 25 20271 25 18276 25 16720 25 20197 26 21277 26 21719 26 23110 27 2512 27 2213 27 20283 27 18624 27 181 28 14194 28 20273 28 22280 28 21281 28 20831 28 17832 28 27834 28 19192 29 24272 29 21279 29 15623 29 17625 29 1511 30 18622 30 20270 32 19

32Reg wide 14

MaxDist.

Grade 3

Min111 23 22277 23 2113 24 19282 24 22721 24 22138 25 23717 25 24200 26 22278 26 21280 26 19716 26 25720 26 18110 27 22271 27 19273 27 23281 27 19719 27 21832 27 2414 28 21276 28 16624 28 19197 29 23270 29 20272 29 23279 29 16283 29 23834 29 19194 30 19625 30 17192 31 221 32 1411 32 2112 32 22622 32 20623 32 21831 32 20

32Reg wide 14

MaxDist.

Grade 4

Min111 23 22277 24 21270 25 1614 26 22197 26 23716 26 23720 26 22110 27 24200 27 20271 27 15278 27 25283 27 21624 27 16717 27 26719 27 24832 27 26273 28 23280 28 19721 28 24138 29 26276 29 10281 29 20279 30 14272 31 22282 31 3013 32 27192 32 25194 32 21623 32 21834 32 2511 33 1912 33 23622 33 25625 33 15831 34 171 36 13

36Reg wide 10

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Table 10. Elementary Maximum/Minimum Class Size by Class Type

MaxDist.

Grade 5

Min716 23 22138 26 24111 27 24278 27 21271 28 19276 28 9281 28 20283 28 23832 28 26270 29 23280 29 22624 29 17721 29 2113 30 24273 30 25720 30 2412 31 20194 31 24272 31 24282 31 30623 32 24719 32 2211 33 20192 33 24625 33 13831 33 13834 33 221 34 15279 34 15622 36 20

36Reg wide 9

MaxDist.

Grade 6

Min716 27 26270 28 18272 31 24831 31 17834 32 22623 34 21

34Reg wide 17

MaxDist.

Combo or Ungraded

Min13 14 14831 20 20624 21 21271 23 21278 24 23192 27 26276 27 18719 27 26622 28 22273 30 26623 30 22625 30 15834 31 181 34 19

34Reg wide 14

MaxDist.

Special Education

Min192 4 4194 4 1276 7 2719 7 114 8 4271 8 3279 8 4625 9 2138 10 1721 12 91 14 5

14Reg wide 1

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D. JUNIOR SECONDARY CLASS SIZE STATISTICS & DATA OBSERVATIONS

Junior secondary class size data are reported for each participating district in selected subject areas (see page 3 in the Glossary of Terms for a list). Table 11 (page 22-24) reports the average class sizes for each school district. Districts are ranked from low to high according to the average calculated. Table 12 (pages 25-27) reports class size maximums and minimums for each school district. Districts are ranked from low to high based upon the maximum class size. Individual districts that did not submit data required for these tables were excluded from that portion of a table. Data observations:

The highest average class sizes regionwide are Business Ed/Marketing, Health Education, Music, Physical Education, and Science.

Of the core subjects, Language Arts/English and Math are lower in class size than Science and Social Studies.



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Table 11. Jr Secondary Average Class Size by Class Type

Avg.Dist.

Art

111 19.50197 20.80138 21.50717 23.09624 25.05273 25.12110 25.5013 25.67271 25.81720 25.86625 26.06200 26.061 26.19

283 26.50194 26.71282 26.80270 26.88281 26.90832 27.25276 27.8312 28.09278 28.38623 28.38721 28.67831 28.71622 28.73279 28.77272 29.40719 29.40277 29.43834 29.94280 30.83192 30.8811 31.80716 32.0014 33.25

27.53Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

BusinessEd/Marketing

831 27.00625 27.931 31.00

719 31.78720 33.00

28.95Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

Family &Consumer

Science

717 21.83282 23.50720 24.29831 24.31110 24.50273 24.71625 24.93270 25.40624 25.53197 25.75832 26.00281 26.38622 26.93200 27.00623 27.00271 28.17276 28.30194 28.56279 29.50716 29.50192 30.1012 30.27719 30.2811 31.48

27.93Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

Health Education

138 18.13717 22.36271 25.07625 25.28200 26.00832 26.75624 26.94280 27.83111 28.00192 28.00273 28.00276 28.00834 28.20272 28.60719 28.71623 29.00716 29.00270 29.11720 29.20622 29.52281 29.60279 29.74831 30.0011 30.18721 30.70110 32.0814 33.4113 33.5012 35.40

28.30Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

InterdisciplinaryCourses

111 10.00719 10.50192 29.22277 29.8514 29.86

26.32Reg wide

22


Avg.Dist.

LanguageArts/English

271 20.50283 21.04622 21.65280 22.3113 22.89192 23.38197 23.80716 24.001 24.04

111 24.06625 24.25281 24.51270 24.75717 24.97138 25.36273 26.35832 26.70200 26.80831 26.87624 27.07278 27.25272 27.34276 27.42282 27.60720 27.98623 28.00721 28.53110 28.73194 29.23719 29.3314 29.75279 29.90277 30.1611 30.57834 31.0612 33.16

26.10Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

Math

271 19.80283 19.961 20.47

716 20.92625 21.87111 22.3013 22.43280 22.60281 23.72622 23.82282 23.83717 24.04832 24.24273 25.07623 25.16197 25.41721 25.56138 25.59270 25.66200 26.10277 26.50272 26.89192 27.19720 27.22278 27.29276 27.49831 27.78719 28.22194 28.39110 28.63624 28.6411 28.65279 29.25834 30.7914 30.8312 32.19

25.23Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

Music

623 23.29625 23.87720 25.41281 25.59197 25.83277 26.14110 26.33832 26.65283 27.14271 27.18111 27.62276 28.26622 29.261 30.20

279 30.23624 30.95719 31.20270 31.96200 32.45272 33.3011 34.11273 34.41138 34.72834 35.06280 35.89831 36.2314 39.33192 39.3512 41.22282 41.63716 44.8013 46.14717 48.78194 50.00721 70.71278 77.83

31.30Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

PhysicalEducation

717 23.001 23.86

197 25.63270 25.69832 25.97271 26.17273 26.70276 27.04720 27.24272 27.47110 28.26280 28.42624 28.63716 29.25719 29.30111 29.31625 29.38283 29.39281 29.67721 30.00282 30.15194 30.30623 30.57138 30.58192 30.61200 30.7013 30.75279 30.89622 31.15277 31.47834 31.6911 32.70831 33.2114 33.8512 34.04278 36.50

28.96Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

Science

271 23.74717 25.501 25.69

716 25.89281 25.91625 26.27270 26.33832 27.26280 27.37200 27.40197 27.55622 27.63624 27.86111 27.89276 27.91273 28.03278 28.13720 28.19282 28.33283 28.3413 28.39719 28.63110 28.83831 29.06721 29.09623 29.21138 29.50192 29.89272 30.2011 30.88277 31.00279 31.59194 31.63834 32.4414 33.2712 34.20

28.39Reg wide

23


Avg.Dist.

Social Studies

271 21.78717 22.48111 24.631 25.22

281 25.74716 25.78276 25.99625 26.46622 26.63282 26.87831 26.88197 26.88273 27.03832 27.1313 27.52200 27.56280 27.61278 27.71624 27.71283 27.83270 28.09721 28.47623 28.72720 28.86110 29.10719 29.18138 29.40272 29.65194 30.09192 30.5011 30.79277 31.23279 31.6012 31.60834 32.2214 32.29

27.90Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

Special Education

278 2.50197 2.61111 3.53277 3.98282 4.07721 4.17110 4.57831 4.62194 4.88279 4.95834 5.46283 5.60272 5.62276 5.82281 5.96720 5.97138 6.21625 6.23280 6.33832 6.43270 6.6314 6.7411 7.09622 7.75716 8.36719 9.0013 9.4712 9.82271 10.00

5.91Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

TechnologyEd/Computer

Science

197 19.2513 19.60625 21.63138 22.00831 23.30717 23.38110 24.00720 24.26282 24.601 25.41

270 25.50273 25.57622 25.65276 25.80200 26.47832 26.50271 26.75624 26.92283 27.14278 27.25111 27.29280 27.33623 27.45721 27.50277 28.21834 28.23281 28.43279 28.89272 29.00716 29.50194 29.67192 30.0714 30.1411 30.7812 32.13

26.84Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

World Languages

717 17.20138 18.17278 20.9713 23.501 23.59

625 23.74276 23.85624 24.05270 24.5614 25.00282 25.56197 25.57271 25.62281 25.79283 25.79192 26.55273 26.64832 26.75720 26.81716 27.00279 27.32831 27.39272 27.73280 27.83721 27.83623 28.18719 28.38110 28.90622 29.2911 31.04834 31.0712 31.07

25.85Reg wide

24

Table 12. Jr Secondary Maximum/Minimum Class Size by Class Type

MaxDist.

Art

Min111 21 18138 24 18717 28 17194 30 24197 30 11282 30 22832 30 23110 31 19278 31 26283 31 16200 32 20270 32 14277 32 25716 32 32720 32 11272 33 26281 33 13624 33 16721 33 25273 34 13276 34 19622 34 19719 34 23831 34 2411 35 2013 35 11271 35 14280 35 25623 35 16834 35 211 36 1012 36 14192 36 2414 37 29279 38 9625 38 8

38Reg wide 8

MaxDist.


Min1 31 31831 31 19719 33 31720 33 33625 35 18

35Reg wide 18

MaxDist.

Family & ConsumerScience

Min717 27 17282 28 19110 29 18197 29 21831 30 14832 30 23273 31 12281 31 20192 32 25200 32 22623 32 11716 32 27270 33 17271 33 19719 33 20720 33 15194 34 23276 34 17624 34 18625 34 13622 35 1712 36 19279 38 1411 39 17

39Reg wide 11

MaxDist.

Health Education

Min138 21 14832 28 25200 29 22717 30 17111 31 22272 31 21276 31 22716 31 27720 31 25281 32 27270 33 21280 33 22719 33 24273 34 18623 34 23721 34 28831 34 2311 35 21110 35 30271 35 15624 35 2312 36 3514 36 30192 36 14834 36 2413 38 21625 40 6279 41 15622 45 22

45Reg wide 6

MaxDist.

InterdisciplinaryCourses

Min111 10 10719 12 914 31 28277 35 22192 36 9

36Reg wide 9

25


MaxDist.


Min280 30 12282 30 24278 31 21716 31 11111 32 15138 32 16283 32 3720 32 221 33 5110 33 24272 33 19273 33 14622 33 4717 33 16832 33 20197 34 10270 34 12271 34 10276 34 20281 34 12624 34 16721 34 2413 35 11277 35 24623 35 15719 35 2112 36 28192 36 5831 36 614 37 22194 37 1611 38 23834 38 19625 39 3200 40 17279 41 11

41Reg wide 3

MaxDist.

Math

Min282 31 10717 31 14721 31 4832 31 9277 32 19280 32 13716 32 11110 33 25197 33 9270 33 12272 33 15278 33 22283 33 7623 33 12111 34 2281 34 9720 34 5138 35 12622 35 5831 35 1313 36 11192 36 3276 36 17624 36 18719 36 1711 37 1212 37 25271 37 10273 37 14625 37 31 38 514 38 25834 38 14194 41 6200 41 15279 41 14

41Reg wide 2

MaxDist.

Music

Min623 29 18832 35 20110 37 15283 38 17277 39 8270 42 19281 42 8197 45 10720 47 12271 48 11622 52 19719 52 17111 53 12272 54 15276 55 12834 55 1211 56 111 57 5138 59 1414 59 20273 60 1612 62 1913 63 28279 64 11192 65 14282 67 31624 67 19831 69 15200 71 4717 71 10280 73 13716 75 24625 76 4194 94 13278 94 60721 105 58

105Reg wide 4

MaxDist.

Physical Education

Min716 32 27270 33 16272 33 19717 33 12110 34 20283 34 23721 34 13280 35 22832 35 1912 36 31138 36 26277 36 27282 36 25719 36 17111 37 14197 37 16273 37 18276 37 12192 38 25271 38 15624 38 1414 39 28278 39 34831 40 2211 41 14281 41 20623 41 19200 43 12834 43 10622 44 1513 45 21279 46 17625 46 9194 51 151 53 5720 53 11

53Reg wide 5

MaxDist.

Science

Min282 30 22832 31 19111 32 20278 32 23716 32 19717 32 14138 33 24197 33 16270 33 14280 33 19283 33 20623 33 17110 34 22272 34 22273 34 21719 34 19720 34 19721 34 21276 35 16277 35 25281 35 15622 35 13624 35 1211 36 2113 36 1214 36 27192 36 22200 36 15271 36 15831 36 161 37 712 37 29834 38 20194 39 21279 39 12625 40 11

40Reg wide 7

26


MaxDist.

Social Studies

Min111 30 14282 31 22278 32 20283 32 18716 32 20831 32 15832 32 23138 33 21197 33 19717 33 10110 34 26270 34 13271 34 13272 34 20273 34 16280 34 18281 34 11623 34 21720 34 18721 34 2311 35 2313 35 12192 35 22276 35 10277 35 26719 35 20200 36 21622 36 17624 36 191 37 612 37 2514 38 27194 38 19279 38 16625 39 7834 39 21

39Reg wide 6

MaxDist.

Special Education

Min278 5 1282 7 2197 8 1721 8 1832 8 5110 10 1271 10 10270 11 1272 11 2280 11 2283 11 1720 11 1194 12 1277 12 1716 12 4834 12 112 14 2719 14 2831 14 113 15 4138 15 1276 15 2111 16 114 16 1625 16 111 18 1279 18 1622 18 1281 20 1

20Reg wide 1

MaxDist.


ScienceMin

197 27 10282 27 2113 29 13278 29 24720 30 16831 30 15111 31 24138 31 17276 31 17721 31 22832 31 24110 32 20194 32 25200 32 23271 32 16272 32 26273 32 17277 32 13283 32 21716 32 27192 33 27270 33 13280 33 21281 33 20717 33 1214 34 23625 34 81 35 10622 35 17623 35 23624 35 1811 36 2312 36 24279 37 11834 37 16

37Reg wide 8

MaxDist.

World Languages

Min138 22 17717 22 12278 25 14716 27 27832 29 23197 30 2213 31 16192 31 18282 31 18721 31 22272 32 20280 32 2014 33 13270 33 10276 33 9110 34 23271 34 15281 34 14283 34 18624 34 9831 34 10273 35 16622 35 19623 35 13719 35 1911 36 2412 36 24720 36 11834 37 181 39 7625 40 9279 41 14

41Reg wide 7

27

E. SENIOR SECONDARY CLASS SIZE STATISTICS & DATA OBSERVATIONS

Senior secondary class size data are reported for each participating district in selected subject areas (see page 3 in the Glossary of Terms for a list). Table 13 (pages 29-31) reports the average class sizes for each school district. Districts are ranked from low to high according to the average calculated. Table 14 (pages 32-34) reports class size maximums and minimums for each school district. Districts are ranked from low to high based upon the maximum class size. Individual districts that did not submit data required for these tables were excluded from that portion of a table. Data observations:

The highest average class sizes regionwide are Health Education, Music, Physical Education, and Social Studies.

Of the core subjects, Language Arts/English and Math are lower in class size than Science and Social Studies.



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Table 13. Sr Secondary Average Class Size by Class Type

Avg.Dist.

Art

111 14.50717 19.20716 20.251 20.93

282 22.44110 22.75200 23.00138 23.17277 23.33270 23.44271 24.24278 24.36720 24.64832 24.73283 24.78279 25.46281 25.57280 25.88273 25.89721 25.90276 26.52622 27.70272 28.38625 28.46624 29.2013 29.21719 29.5311 29.63831 29.80194 29.90192 30.0014 30.22623 30.78197 31.2512 31.77834 31.93

26.01Reg wide

Avg.Dist.


832 18.00280 18.75625 19.47200 21.60716 21.80283 23.43273 23.54138 23.85276 24.33720 24.93278 25.08281 25.60110 26.67192 26.67277 27.00717 27.29624 27.40272 27.89271 28.00622 28.45721 29.21111 29.29270 29.63197 29.6712 30.00623 30.14719 30.3014 30.80194 30.9311 30.96279 31.19831 31.7213 32.17834 36.43

27.74Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

Family &Consumer

Science

138 19.44281 20.60200 20.67270 20.80717 21.00832 21.00110 21.25111 21.71716 22.00720 23.00197 23.17276 24.00721 24.08282 24.33273 24.43194 24.55719 25.78622 25.95271 26.07625 26.35831 26.41280 26.4312 27.50279 27.77272 28.00192 29.8014 30.75623 31.08624 31.1411 31.7313 36.00

26.58Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

Health Education

111 21.00138 22.86283 24.50273 26.00717 26.00832 26.50110 26.75277 26.83624 27.32721 27.71272 28.50625 30.33270 30.33282 30.33281 30.63716 31.00720 31.00271 31.38194 31.46623 31.50280 31.75622 31.75197 31.83831 32.94719 33.1012 33.5711 34.03279 34.84200 35.2713 36.33834 37.50

31.00Reg wide

Avg.Dist.


1 21.61138 21.71111 22.56110 23.00716 23.14717 23.21832 25.43282 25.68278 25.76625 25.88720 25.99624 26.17276 26.35272 26.4712 26.86281 27.11283 27.19280 27.59721 27.6014 27.7613 27.83271 27.85200 27.89277 27.94279 28.25719 28.72273 28.75270 29.23197 29.25622 29.88834 29.92192 30.09623 30.24194 30.87831 31.7711 32.04

27.12Reg wide

29


Avg.Dist.

Math

716 20.951 21.11

111 21.36110 23.47138 23.59278 24.68717 24.81832 25.7013 26.04282 26.17280 26.19625 26.30720 26.86281 26.91197 27.3612 27.58277 27.62624 27.7011 27.8114 27.82831 27.92271 28.23721 28.29276 28.41270 28.48283 28.76279 28.85200 28.96272 29.18623 29.48273 29.60622 29.67719 29.86192 29.94834 30.95194 31.24

26.95Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

Music

622 25.441 25.99

280 27.33832 28.86110 29.00138 29.44625 30.28831 30.38281 33.70719 34.40200 35.14283 35.31111 35.7514 36.00271 36.05277 36.83276 36.93624 38.56834 39.45197 39.56721 40.20272 40.24279 40.7613 43.00270 43.18282 44.6011 47.33278 48.86273 51.57192 52.91194 53.3212 57.70720 57.83716 59.25717 65.75

36.96Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

PhysicalEducation

716 16.50717 18.83111 20.63110 24.53282 25.29721 25.31278 26.36270 26.40832 26.501 26.57

624 26.71138 27.06719 28.75720 29.12271 29.29200 30.1512 30.20625 30.25197 30.57273 30.57194 30.95276 31.05622 31.28283 31.30279 31.93272 31.94280 32.0814 32.56277 32.6711 32.69623 32.83281 32.8913 33.50831 34.18834 35.00192 38.40

29.81Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

Science

111 21.72717 23.651 23.79

138 24.46278 24.50716 25.06832 25.30280 25.8212 25.88110 26.03720 26.16625 26.37281 26.43283 26.52282 26.54277 26.79276 27.14721 27.15624 27.25271 27.45272 27.54200 27.55273 28.42834 28.74197 28.79623 29.33831 29.44192 29.4713 29.5714 29.58719 30.07622 30.3111 30.63279 30.71270 31.37194 33.12

27.65Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

Social Studies

1 22.00110 25.57717 26.27138 26.31283 26.62716 26.63721 27.56832 27.64624 27.72278 27.89271 27.93720 28.03625 28.45280 28.51200 28.71282 28.79277 29.07281 29.38272 29.53111 29.71273 29.73270 29.87276 29.9312 30.13831 30.56719 30.7213 30.83279 30.8514 31.30197 31.37834 31.8311 31.85622 31.95623 31.98192 32.17194 32.98

28.78Reg wide

30


Avg.Dist.

Special Education

278 3.52270 3.63277 4.13282 4.71831 5.03138 5.26110 5.38719 5.39717 5.54834 5.72111 5.90716 5.9514 5.97194 6.74283 6.75720 7.02625 7.03276 7.21197 7.32281 7.39279 7.4912 7.57272 7.63280 7.7111 8.25192 8.8813 9.43832 9.82721 9.91271 13.13

6.89Reg wide

Avg.Dist.


Science

716 14.75832 16.40717 17.67138 18.38720 18.45281 18.67278 18.80280 19.00111 19.38625 20.76277 21.00276 21.50200 22.39721 22.83197 23.00282 23.75831 24.45622 24.50194 24.95623 24.9512 25.09624 25.29270 25.67192 25.70110 25.80271 26.60279 26.67719 27.5011 28.63272 29.13834 29.7513 29.9114 30.33283 30.88

23.47Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

Work ExperienceProgram

14 1.33110 4.50719 9.75272 10.0012 11.00625 11.67716 12.00721 12.7511 13.43138 14.4013 15.50271 18.00279 19.08831 19.73

13.55Reg wide

Avg.Dist.

World Languages

278 20.33111 20.42276 21.531 21.61

716 22.25138 22.36717 22.55282 23.44720 23.85110 24.48832 25.00831 25.09277 25.1914 25.22281 25.47280 25.60273 25.67625 25.98283 26.11270 26.26624 26.30271 26.78623 26.82721 26.92197 27.33622 27.37200 27.83192 27.96719 29.0412 29.31272 29.53279 29.85834 30.20194 30.2911 30.5213 30.67

26.17Reg wide

31

Table 14. Sr Secondary Maximum/Minimum Class Size by Class Type

MaxDist.

Art

Min111 20 9717 21 14110 29 18200 29 15138 30 15273 30 21716 30 11721 30 16283 31 18832 31 14270 32 11272 32 23720 32 10280 33 14197 34 26282 34 5622 34 312 35 2313 35 2014 35 11271 35 11276 35 12279 35 311 36 11277 36 10281 36 18623 36 22624 36 22719 36 18834 36 20278 37 6831 37 11192 38 16194 38 17625 40 71 41 4

41Reg wide 3

MaxDist.


Min832 21 15280 25 16200 28 14717 29 27276 30 14720 30 13110 31 21271 31 25273 31 13716 31 9272 32 20278 32 12283 32 13623 32 29719 32 27721 32 18197 33 27138 34 12281 34 6624 34 16625 34 312 36 2614 36 23270 36 19277 36 1113 37 25192 37 12831 37 18834 38 3311 39 22279 39 21111 40 9622 44 13194 46 16

46Reg wide 3

MaxDist.

Family & ConsumerScience

Min717 21 21716 22 22200 23 17111 25 11832 25 17197 26 20110 27 17276 27 13281 27 13138 28 8270 28 14282 29 19272 30 24273 31 18280 31 18721 31 16719 32 11720 32 1312 34 1814 34 27194 34 14622 34 11192 35 23271 35 18279 36 8625 36 611 37 1913 38 34623 38 27624 38 19831 39 8

39Reg wide 6

MaxDist.

Health Education

Min111 25 17717 26 26277 30 23283 30 19273 31 21716 31 31721 31 21832 32 16110 33 18138 33 10272 33 16280 33 29623 33 30624 34 19720 34 2412 35 30282 35 26197 36 28270 36 21271 36 26281 36 19719 36 29200 37 29831 37 2413 38 35194 38 24279 38 2811 39 26622 39 11625 39 7834 39 36

39Reg wide 7

MaxDist.


Min111 29 7110 31 10138 31 1212 32 18272 32 17278 32 11276 33 18717 33 10720 33 6832 33 10200 34 14273 34 17280 35 15716 35 1114 36 17197 36 16270 36 19281 36 10721 36 51 37 4271 37 11277 37 10282 37 10623 37 14624 37 11831 37 2013 38 14192 38 16279 38 1011 39 15622 39 7719 39 14834 39 18194 41 14625 41 6283 43 5

43Reg wide 4

32


MaxDist.

Math

Min110 30 11717 31 19278 32 15276 33 16716 33 13832 33 8111 34 14272 34 18720 34 15624 35 1212 36 12200 36 16270 36 15277 36 19279 36 9280 36 14282 36 12283 36 19721 36 10831 36 213 37 13138 37 4273 37 20281 37 7719 37 1711 38 9192 38 14197 38 16623 38 15194 39 12834 39 2014 40 17271 40 10622 40 5625 41 31 42 4

42Reg wide 2

MaxDist.

Music

Min280 44 9138 45 11277 47 17111 48 2413 48 37622 51 5719 51 16271 57 13281 58 10278 59 41276 61 7110 64 1014 64 14283 65 18624 65 14270 69 23834 69 17721 71 6832 71 8831 72 5272 73 21197 75 1212 76 36282 76 20716 79 34717 80 43192 84 1711 86 15200 88 13279 91 21 101 4720 101 28273 102 19625 123 6194 212 8

212Reg wide 2

MaxDist.

Physical Education

Min717 25 13716 28 4111 29 16721 31 10278 32 18832 32 20110 33 18282 34 8138 35 12719 35 16270 36 18272 36 25273 36 21276 36 2113 37 28624 37 9720 37 1712 38 1114 38 18271 38 14834 38 31197 39 21200 39 20279 39 14283 39 15622 39 131 40 411 40 18280 40 27281 40 21623 40 19831 40 23277 41 18194 42 19625 45 12192 46 24

46Reg wide 4

MaxDist.

Science

Min111 29 4717 29 14110 30 14138 30 11272 31 16278 32 10280 33 15720 33 12721 33 9832 33 9200 34 15282 34 1212 35 1814 35 14276 35 10281 35 8283 35 3197 36 18270 36 13271 36 11273 36 15277 36 11623 36 9624 36 9716 36 13719 36 17834 36 1913 37 20279 37 71 39 411 39 8192 39 14622 39 12194 41 14831 41 12625 52 8

52Reg wide 3

MaxDist.

Social Studies

Min138 31 6717 33 16832 33 13110 34 13200 34 19276 34 18721 34 10271 35 10277 35 19278 35 15283 35 2716 35 10720 35 1014 36 16272 36 13624 36 13719 36 20111 37 2312 37 14270 37 12280 37 13623 37 181 38 411 38 2113 38 16197 38 16834 38 18279 39 12282 39 11831 39 13192 40 15273 40 17281 40 16622 40 15194 42 15625 42 6

42Reg wide 2

33


MaxDist.

Special Education

Min278 7 1282 7 2717 8 3719 9 1716 10 1270 11 1110 12 1194 12 1111 13 2138 13 114 13 1276 13 4283 13 112 14 1197 14 2277 14 1272 15 4831 15 1834 15 1280 16 2281 16 1832 16 4625 17 111 18 1271 18 10279 18 113 19 2192 19 1720 19 2721 24 4

24Reg wide 1

MaxDist.


ScienceMin

832 21 12716 22 3720 24 9717 25 14138 26 10278 26 7280 26 10277 27 11281 27 9719 28 27721 28 15110 29 19111 30 11197 31 17272 31 27276 31 11282 31 13831 32 1112 33 2014 33 27624 33 14200 34 12279 34 13283 34 24622 34 14623 34 9192 35 10270 36 14271 36 11834 36 2111 37 1313 37 21625 37 3194 39 16

39Reg wide 3

MaxDist.

Work ExperienceProgram

Min14 2 1716 12 1212 13 10110 16 1272 16 7625 20 3271 21 15721 21 313 22 3719 24 2831 26 16138 31 311 34 1279 36 5

36Reg wide 1

MaxDist.

World Languages

Min111 26 14717 28 16278 30 10276 31 7721 32 16832 32 14720 33 13110 34 12138 34 11270 34 15272 34 22277 34 1412 35 1514 35 11200 35 22273 35 16280 35 11282 35 3716 35 13624 36 11719 36 18192 37 14281 37 10623 37 14831 37 6834 37 1913 38 12283 38 6194 39 13279 39 5622 39 151 40 4197 40 12271 40 1111 41 11625 49 6

49Reg wide 3

34

APPENDIX

35

36 PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS

Alphabetical Listing District Number Listing

11 Anoka-Hennepin 1 Minneapolis

716 Belle Plaine 11 Anoka-Hennepin

271 Bloomington 12 Centennial

12 Centennial 13 Columbia Heights

13 Columbia Heights 14 Fridley

272 Eden Prairie 110 Waconia

273 Edina 111 Watertown-Mayer

192 Farmington 138 North Branch

831 Forest Lake 192 Farmington

14 Fridley 194 Lakeville

200 Hastings 197 West St. Paul

270 Hopkins 200 Hastings

717 Jordan 270 Hopkins

194 Lakeville 271 Bloomington

832 Mahtomedi 272 Eden Prairie

1 Minneapolis 273 Edina

276 Minnetonka 276 Minnetonka

721 New Prague 277 Westonka

138 North Branch 278 Orono

622 North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale 279 Osseo

278 Orono 280 Richfield

279 Osseo 281 Robbinsdale

719 Prior Lake-Savage 282 St. Anthony-New Brighton

280 Richfield 283 St. Louis Park

281 Robbinsdale 622 North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale

623 Roseville 623 Roseville

720 Shakopee 624 White Bear Lake

282 St. Anthony-New Brighton 625 St. Paul

283 St. Louis Park 716 Belle Plaine

625 St. Paul 717 Jordan

834 Stillwater 719 Prior Lake-Savage

110 Waconia 720 Shakopee

111 Watertown-Mayer 721 New Prague

197 West St. Paul 831 Forest Lake

277 Westonka 832 Mahtomedi

624 White Bear Lake 834 Stillwater

36

DATE: October 7, 2015 TO: Class Size Study District Contact Persons FROM: Julie Schaal, Class Size Study Coordinator

Cathy Macdonald, Metro ECSU Director of Operations RE: Directions for the Annual Class Size Study 2015-16 Metro ECSU is collecting school district data for the 7-county metro area Class Size Study. This study will give districts a point of comparison for class size across the metro area for the 2015-2016 school year. Metro ECSU would greatly appreciate your help in collecting the data for this study. All districts that submit data will receive a copy of the Metro ECSU Class Size Study when it is released. Class Size Reported as of October 1, 2015:

District data should reflect fall semester class sizes as of October 1, 2015. Please do not update your data to reflect changes made after October 1. It is important that all districts report data from the same time period. Reporting Format:

With this letter you should have three different Excel spreadsheets for data reporting. Each file is designed for one school level as follows.

Elementary (K – 6)

Junior Secondary, Middle School, or First Part of Six-Year Secondary

Senior Secondary or Second Part of Six-Year Secondary Each entry in Excel consists of: District Number, Class Type (elementary grades or secondary subjects), Number of Classes and Class Size. These are called fields. Each file contains a data entry sample and a list of acceptable values for the Class Type field. Note that the Class Type field has a pop-up list of values from which to choose; you do not have to type them. If your school does not have a particular Class Type, do not list it or enter any data. For example, if your junior secondary school does not offer World Languages, skip World Languages. Example: Suppose St. Paul Public Schools (district 625) had the following English classes in a middle school: one class of 18, four classes of 22, and twelve classes of 24.

Use the Junior Secondary Excel Spreadsheet.

Enter three lines of data, as follows.

District Class Type # Classes Class Size 625 English 1 18 625 English 4 22 625 English 12 24

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Mode of Collection:

If data is compiled at the district level (as is often the case in smaller districts), use one of each of the three Excel files to record the data. If data is collected from a number of building level contacts, please distribute the appropriate Excel file(s) to each school. Also include a copy of this letter. Instruct building contacts to respond in a timely fashion—we suggest that you give them a due date of November 13, 2015. Data is due to Metro ECSU by November 20, 2015. Once the data from each building is collected, please aggregate (copy and paste) school data for the district into the three school level Excel files (elementary, jr. secondary and sr. secondary). Please send only the three district aggregate data files (along with any comments) to Metro ECSU. Do not commingle elementary, junior secondary or senior secondary data. Keep each type of data in its respective Excel file. Detailed Guidance for Reporting Data:

Please review the Detailed Guidance for Reporting Data on pages 3 and 4 of this letter. We’ve included specific examples and instructions to help you accurately report your data. Deadline:

Submit your data to Metro ECSU by November 20, 2015. Make sure that you include your contact information in the space provided in the Excel files so that we know who to contact with questions about the data. If you do not submit your data by November 20, we cannot guarantee that it will be included in the study. All districts that submit data will receive a copy of the Metro ECSU Class Size Study when it is released in February. Questions:

If you have any questions or are unsure how to report particular data, please contact Julie Schaal, Class Size Study Coordinator, at [email protected] or 612-638-1540. Thank you for your cooperation and assistance.

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Detailed Guidance for Reporting Data

What is NOT in this Study

The Metro ECSU Class Size Study does not attempt to include all possible class types. Rather, it is a snapshot of class size types most frequently offered at each grade level across the metro Twin Cities public schools. Examples of Class Types not collected in this study are given below:

Alternative Learning Programs

ELL Classes

Independent Reading Classes

College Readiness Classes (e.g. AVID)

Independent Study Please do not include data for these classes and others not listed in the Excel files because they are currently beyond the scope of this study. Class Type Options

Provide class size information for the Class Types listed in the drop down menu only. Metro ECSU does not attempt to include all possible Class Types. Do not include any extra classes at the Elementary level such as Gym, Art or Music. If your school does not have a particular Class Type, do not list the Class Type or enter any data. If you are unsure how to classify a specific course, please contact Julie Schaal, Class Size Study Coordinator. Combo or Ungraded Class Type (elementary only)

Include classes that combine grade levels (combo) or arrange classes by student achievement level (ungraded). Interdisciplinary Class Type (jr. secondary only)

Include classes that combine 2 or more subject areas (Class Types) at the jr. secondary level. This is for entire courses, not just units of study. Special Education Class Type (all levels)

Special education students should be counted with the general education class to which they are assigned. Students in special education classes are counted separately if they are comprised only of special education students who spend the majority of their time in that class. Multiple Groups per Teacher (jr. and sr. secondary only)

Include classes that combine students with the same teacher in the same classroom with students learning material at different levels. For example, if the same teacher provides instruction for German 5 and German 6 in the same classroom at the same time, this should be considered one World Languages class.

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Multiple Teachers per Group

In situations where there are two or more certified teachers assigned to a section or group of students, this should be reported as if there were multiple sections of the class with one teacher each. It would be assumed that teachers share essentially equal student “loads.” Examples:

2 certified teachers/41 students: Report as 1 class of 20 and 1 class of 21

4 certified teachers/101 students: Report as 3 classes of 25 and 1 class of 26

4 certified teachers + 1 half-time teacher/104 students: Report as 4 classes of 23 and 1 class of 12 (allows for the half-time person to have half the # of students)

4n + .5n = 104 n = # students for full time teacher Keep in mind some rounding may be necessary to maintain # students (n) as whole numbers.

Questions

If you have any questions or are unsure how to report particular data, please contact Julie Schaal, Class Size Study Coordinator, at [email protected] or 612-638-1540.

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Data Collection Format: Elementary

District

Nbr Class Type

Nbr

Classes

Class

Size Class Type Values

K

1 District Nbr Class Type Nbr Classes Class Size

2 625 K 2 17

3 625 1 1 19

4 625 1 2 21

5 625 2 2 20

6 625 2 1 21

Combo or Ungraded 625 2 1 23

Special Education 625 3 1 23

625 3 3 22

625 4 2 28

625 5 1 26

625 6 1 29

625 Combo or Ungraded 1 18

625 Special Education 2 8

Please enter your contact information

Contact Person Name

Position

School (or District Office)

Phone

Email

Elementary Example Table

Etc.

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Data Collection Format: Junior Secondary

District

Nbr Class Type

Nbr

Classes

Class

SizeClass Type Values

Art

Business Ed/Marketing District Nbr Class Type Nbr Classes Class Size

Family & Consumer Science 625 Art 2 18

Health Education 625 Language Arts/English 2 17

Interdisciplinary Courses 625 Language Arts/English 1 25

Language Arts/English 625 World Languages 1 29

Math 625 Family & Consumer Science 2 20

Music 625 Family & Consumer Science 1 23

Physical Education 625 Technology Ed/Computer Science 1 24

Science 625 Interdisciplinary Courses 2 28

Social Studies 625 Math 1 29

Special Education 625 Math 4 25

Technology Ed/Computer Science 625 Physical Education 2 30

World Languages 625 Science 1 27

625 Science 3 28

625 Social Studies 2 21




625 Business Ed/Marketing 1 21

Etc.


Contact Person Name

Position


Phone

Email

Jr Secondary Example Table

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Data Collection Format: Senior Secondary

District

Nbr Class Type

Nbr

Classes

Class

SizeClass Type Values

Art

Business Ed/Marketing District Nbr Class Type Nbr Classes Class Size

Family & Consumer Science 625 Art 2 18

Health Education 625 Business Ed/Marketing 2 17

Language Arts/English 625 Business Ed/Marketing 1 19

Math 625 Language Arts/English 2 20

Music 625 Language Arts/English 2 24

Physical Education 625 Language Arts/English 1 25

Science 625 Family & Consumer Science 2 28

Social Studies 625 Family & Consumer Science 1 24

Special Education 625 Technology Ed/Computer Science 1 26

Technology Ed/Computer Science 625 Technology Ed/Computer Science 3 25

Work Experience Program 625 Math 2 30

World Languages 625 Physical Education 4 28

625 Science 2 21




625 Work Experience Program 4 25

625 World Languages 2 16

Contact Person Name

Position


Phone

Email

Sr Secondary Example Table

Etc.


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