Here are the average classroom sizes for all 50 states
- More students are graduating from high school in the United States than ever before.
- Increased student enrollment and lackluster public school funding have led to overcrowding in classrooms across the country.
- INSIDER looked at National Center for Education Statistics data to find the average class sizes for elementary and high schools in every state.
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More students are graduating from high school than ever before. Just last year, 84.6% of the US national graduation class walked away from high school with a diploma. Along with these increased graduation rates, schools around the country are also witnessing an increase in general enrollment. And while that's generally a positive development it does have one unintended consequence: overcrowded classrooms.
Overcrowding in schools has become such a concern that some states have taken legislative measures to cap the number of students in a given classroom. In 2002, for example, Florida made an amendment to its state constitution setting a clear limit on students per class: 22 students for elementary schools and 25 for high schools.
INSIDER used data from the National Center for Education Statistics on classroom sizes around the country to see how the states stack up against each other. To put those classrooms in context, INSIDER also looked at data on how much each state spends on child education, their overall student to teacher ratios, and the average high school graduation rates.
Continue scrolling below to find out the average class sizes for elementary schools and high school in all 50 states. All class sizes listed reflect 2012 statistics unless otherwise noted. CONTINUE READING: Here are the average classroom sizes for all 50 states - INSIDER
