From 2006/2007 to 2025/2026, this dataset provides statistics on the composition of British Columbia public school classes. It includes average class sizes for grade groupings and counts of classes, schools, and classes with specific characteristics. The data is published by the Government of British Columbia.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in average class size over time based on grade groupings (K, 1-3, 4-7, 8-12)
- Compare the prevalence of classes with more than 30 students across districts or schools
- Associate the number of classes with assigned Education Assistants with other class size metrics
Strengths
- 20-year time range from 2006/2007 to 2025/2026
- Data is aggregated at Province, District, and School levels
- Includes multiple metrics: average class size, counts of classes, schools, and classes with specific characteristics
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Time Range
- 2006/2007 to 2025/2026
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:37:19.471176
- Geography
- British Columbia, Canada