Civic Report No. 42 July 2004

Table 1. Average Class Size: Grades 1–6
	Average Class Size, Grades 1-6				Difference
Year*	New York City	Other Cities	Rest of NY State	Total NY State	NYC vs. Rest of NY State
1980–81	27.0	24.3	23.3	23.5	3.7
1985–86	27.0	24.7	22.0	23.5	5.0
1987–88	27.3	24.5	22.1	23.7	5.2
1990–91	27.3	24.6	22.0	23.6	5.3
1994–95	28.1	24.7	22.3	24.0	5.8
1995–96	28.3	24.5	22.4	24.2	5.9
1996–97	28.0	24.2	22.2	24.0	5.8
1997–98	27.3	24.0	22.0	23.6	5.3
1998–99	26.5	23.6	21.7	23.2	4.8
1999–2000	25.5	22.5	21.2	22.5	4.3
2000–01	24.8	20.9	20.9	22.0	3.9
2001–02	24.5	20.4	20.7	21.8	3.8
Change
1981–'02	-2.5	-3.9	-2.6	-1.7
Pct. Change	-9.3%	-16.0%	-11.2%	-7.2%
* Annual data were not published prior to 1994–95. * Annual data were not published prior to 1994–95. Source: New York State Education Department

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