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Title: Variation in Class Size Compliance by School Characteristics May Complicate New York City's Landmark Investment. Appendix
Language: English
Authors: Jay Carter, Emily Gutierrez, Ariella Meltzer, Shana Metcalf, Katie Pullom, Urban Institute
Source: Urban Institute. 2026.
Availability: Urban Institute. 2100 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20037. Tel: 202-261-5687; Fax: 202-467-5775; Web site: http://www.urban.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2026
Sponsoring Agency: Robin Hood
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Class Size, Public Schools, Urban Schools, Compliance (Legal), State Legislation, Educational Legislation, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Institutional Characteristics, School Location, Elementary Secondary Education
Geographic Terms: New York (New York)
Abstract: Compliance rates with New York City's maximum class size requirement varies substantially across the city's five boroughs. But aggregating compliance rates at this level of geography can mask important distinctions at the neighborhood level. Because funding allocations to reduce class sizes are tied to current compliance rates, districts that are further away from the cap and have available classroom space are likely to receive more funding, regardless of economic need. The authors find that high need citywide (as measured by the Economic Need Index, or ENI) pairs with higher compliance rates and lower per pupil funding, and vice versa. In practice, this means that the districts where students could most benefit from additional resources are receiving less per pupil funding. To inform local trends in class size compliance rates, the authors have compiled data at the state senate and assembly district level. State policymakers can use these data to understand which districts and which students may be receiving more funding or less funding than they need based on their district's economic need. The authors find that the citywide trend of higher-need neighborhoods having higher compliance rates tracks strongly at the senate and assembly district level, with borough-wide data in some cases masking stark disparities between senate or assembly districts.
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