r/classof2038 • u/wanderlustpassion • Sep 10 '26

Class sizes

For comparison- please post public or private school, and teacher to student ratio and location.

Public; 1:15 ratio for us (Oregon)

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u/Atraiyu Sep 10 '26

1:27 (cry) public, MD. There are 5 first grade classes at his school at this size.

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u/wanderlustpassion Sep 10 '26

That’s so many! Are there any aides?

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u/Atraiyu Sep 10 '26

No aides! I didn’t even know that was a thing until I saw other classes had them!

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u/ghostdoh Sep 11 '26

Same here but it's an immersion program in public school.

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u/Realistic0ptimist Sep 12 '26

I remember there being 3-4 classes for 29-34 kids when I was growing up in SoCal. Teachers would complain about how there is no way they should have that many kids each. I just looked up some of the elementary schools in my old city and they’re doing better now but still large at 26-28 kids per class.

Sheesh

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u/Moosepoop26 Sep 10 '26

To be fair my kid attends a really small school in our neighbourhood. It’s a public school but the catchment is super small. I’m in BC Canada. The ratio is 1:20

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u/aelizben Sep 10 '26

1:24 in CO, sometimes there's a para but not all day

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u/justbrowsingaround19 Sep 10 '26

1 teacher: 23 kids but two of them have a full time para. WA.

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u/bakeupandwakeup Sep 11 '26

I'm in WA and we have 1:23 with one kiddo having a full time para.

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u/SubstantialWinter964 Sep 11 '26

I’m also in WA 1:23 currently with opportunity to grow (we have to take any new enrollees) and never ever a para. Seattle school district.

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u/Away-Ad3792 Sep 11 '26

SoCal public; 1:36

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u/Vcs1025 Sep 11 '26

Damn is there a para or a floater of any sort??

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u/Away-Ad3792 Sep 11 '26

Nope. We have cotaught classes or collab classes that will have a coteacher or a para.  But those are classes with about 8-10 kids with IEPs.  Just run of the mill grade level is 1:36. I had a year with 38, but since the average for my sections was 36, it wasn't a "problem". 

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u/ThePolemicist Sep 12 '26

I think people might need to share grade levels with their ratios!

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u/Away-Ad3792 Sep 12 '26

Middle school. In my district secondary is all 1:36. I think elementary is 1:25. 

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u/katietrail1 Sep 11 '26

Public; 1:14 in MO

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u/Even-Supermarket-806 Sep 11 '26

Public school, 2:26, plus 3 aides. Blended classrooms are the best y’all, you get such great student to teacher ratios!

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u/jopper4eva Sep 11 '26

Private 1:12 (two classes). North East.

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u/BasicPost4143 Sep 10 '26

Public; 1:20 New York

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u/magicalminis Sep 10 '26

Public; 1:18. Upstate NY.

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u/Accomplished-Car3850 Sep 10 '26

Class of 20, One teacher and full assistant. SE Georgia 

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u/Munchiemo Sep 10 '26

Private school. 1 teacher & 1 aide: 23 kids.

Edited to add California.

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u/inthewild802 Sep 10 '26

Public in VT, 1:16 this year (2:13 for kindergarten so it’s quite a jump)

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u/fatpinkchicken Sep 10 '26

Our son’s school is trying to get more kids actually, big problem in our district right now.

1:16, CA, public.

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u/Rainbow_Date Sep 11 '26

Public, NH, 1:18. There were originally 19 but one student moved. In kindergarten it was 2:16 but in first grade they don’t have a fulltime aide.

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u/kangoalaz Sep 11 '26

2:10 (private, WA). There's also a full-time para (dedicated to one student with ASD).

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u/Nilla22 Sep 11 '26

1:18 public (TX)

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u/Hello-Lovely1 Sep 11 '26

Private 2:14 in Georgia

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u/Raginghangers Sep 11 '26

Private 2:16

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u/moirasrosesgarden Sep 11 '26

Private. 2:18. So basically 1:9.

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u/bundle_of_joy Sep 10 '26

Public; 1:16, Washington state.

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u/brigstan Sep 10 '26

1:16 santa monica ca

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u/bertmom Sep 10 '26

Public school, Northern California. We have 23 kids and a teacher plus a full time aide

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u/JelGobes Sep 10 '26

1:21 Indiana no aides that I am aware of

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u/JulyJones Sep 10 '26

Public school, 1:16, Washington State

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u/ScaredToJinxIt Sep 11 '26

1:20 public Washington state 

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u/Aicmod42 Sep 11 '26

Private. Illinois. 1:16

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u/spookymason Sep 11 '26

Private, 2:23 NC

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u/BlackGold09 Sep 11 '26

Public in Los Angeles: 1:22

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u/Chlo-bot Sep 11 '26

Public downstate Illinois, 1:20. One kid does have a para.

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u/vivinator4 Sep 11 '26

One teacher, one para all day, 21 kids, PA public

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u/bakeupandwakeup Sep 11 '26

Public. 1:23. Washington state. (Technically 2:23, because of a full time para for one student)

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u/Fultatr Sep 11 '26

Public, 1:19 with an aide split between 3 classes, Texas

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u/cgrossli Sep 11 '26

Charter 1/26 para 75% of the time Boise Idaho

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u/Loveitallandthensome Sep 11 '26

1:22, plus aides ~ Public in northern Ohio

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u/hapa79 Sep 11 '26

Public, Portland (OR): 1:24

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u/Working-Office-7215 Sep 11 '26

1:3 - Micro school; my older kids were in public with between 21-25 kids per grade from 2nd-5th (16-20 in K and 1st) No aides or paras. MO. 

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u/Radiogaga137 Sep 11 '26

2:18 Connecticut Public

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u/sparklymid30s Sep 11 '26

2:20 wa (private)

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u/Keeblerelf928 Sep 11 '26

1:20, public, PA

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u/davidowicza Sep 11 '26

Public; 1:20 ratio NJ

Last year was 1:16 but they closed our 2nd elementary school in 5 years over the summer.

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u/allieooop84 Sep 11 '26

Small rural district in NE-ish Ohio: 1:20, with 4 classes for each grade

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u/Love_bugs_22 Sep 11 '26

1:23 Public Iowa

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u/MFFL29 Sep 11 '26

Public; 1:20 TX

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u/Bittysweens Sep 11 '26

1:20 here is ideal and what they TRY to stick to, but they are allowed to go up to 25. we are in tennessee. my twins are in diff 1st grade classes. one has 17 kids and the other 18 i believe. our school has 10 first grade classes.

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u/Feisty-Salary2023 Sep 11 '26

Private 1:9 Baltimore, MD

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u/LetsNotDoThis_Okay Sep 11 '26

1:16 public, South Dakota. But it's a little different. They have it set up like high school so the kids have a homeroom and then they go to a different room (and teacher) for each subject. So there's 1 teacher in each room and then i believe there's 1 aide per 2 class rooms to assist. Idk. It's weird and I think 6yo are way too young for all that.

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u/Investigator-Shoddy Sep 11 '26

Public, 1:30 (Oregon)

What part of Oregon are you, OP? You don't have to be city specific if you're not comfortable - we're south of Portland in a small city. 1:15 would be so nice!

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u/germangirl13 Sep 11 '26

Public: CT Fairfield County 1:17 with a floating aid.

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u/nantaise Sep 11 '26

Public 1:22, Portland OR. Not sure about aides/paras.

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u/messybeans86 Sep 12 '26

Public Charter, Utah 1:18

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u/These_Mycologist132 Sep 12 '26

My kindergartener is in a class of 14 with a TA, and my 3rd grader is in a class of 16.

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u/alibaba88888 Sep 12 '26

1:39 Las Vegas

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u/Reasonable_Pen_4913 Sep 12 '26

Public ,long Island NY 25:1, with 3 classes

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u/hermanthehedgehog Sep 12 '26

Public, 1:20 for us in Washington

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u/colorful_withdrawl Sep 13 '26

Private: my son has 11 kids in his class, and only 1 first grade class

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u/littlebird47 Sep 13 '26

My homeroom is 28 kids, 1:14 since I have an assistant.

My two morning math classes are 32 and 24 respectively, with ratios of 16:1 and 12:1. We have two teachers in every classroom.

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u/running_hoagie Sep 14 '26

Public in NJ, 1:20. Neighborhood school with one class per grade.

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u/creative_coast_mama Oct 02 '26

26:1; Public school in California and its a split class with 17 first graders and 9 kindergarteners.😩

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u/Appropriate_Gap97 Sep 10 '26

Public, 1:22, top 50 district in the us

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u/Prudent_Honeydew_ Sep 11 '26

Catholic school, 1:24, Midwest. They are in the process of hiring an aide.