Alberta School Class Size Averages from 2004 to 2018

From the 2004/05 to 2017/18 school year, this dataset contains class size averages submitted by School Jurisdictions to Alberta Education. The data is published by the Government of Alberta. Some information related to ESL, special needs, gifted, and talented programs is suppressed in external reports.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in average class sizes over time based on the 14-year coverage.
• Compare class size averages across different school jurisdictions in Alberta.
• Investigate potential correlations between class size and suppressed student categories like ESL or special needs.

Strengths

• Covers a 14-year time span from 2004/05 to 2017/18.
• Data is sourced directly from official submissions to Alberta Education.
• Includes breakdowns by jurisdiction and grade level as indicated in the title.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Some data on ESL, special needs, gifted, and talented students is suppressed.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Collection Method

Submitted by School Jurisdictions to Alberta Education.

Time Range

2004/05 to 2017/18 school year

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 07:02:09.552450; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Alberta, Canada