2006/2007 to 2025/2026 class size composition data for British Columbia public schools. Statistics are provided at the province and district level, counting classes grouped by grade ranges and by the number of students with Individual Education Plans (IEPs) or receiving English Language Learning support services. The dataset is published by the Government of British Columbia under the OGL-CA-2.0 license.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in class size composition based on grade groupings (K-3, 4-12)
- Monitor the prevalence of students with IEPs across districts and years
- Track the distribution of students receiving ELL support services
- Assess resource allocation for special education needs based on class counts
- Compare provincial and district-level statistics on student support categories
Strengths
- Longitudinal data spanning 20 years from 2006/2007 to 2025/2026
- Provides statistics at both province and district levels
- Includes counts for specific student support categories (IEP and ELL)
- Clear counting methodology where students are counted once in the highest support category
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to British Columbia
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Time Range
- 2006/2007 to 2025/2026
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:32:30.289847
- Geography
- British Columbia, Canada