Small Class Size Comparing Effects, Costs, and Public Support Endnotes 1 Information from John Witte et al. Available by contacting Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Office. 11 Bruce Fuller, Letter to Editor, New York Times , May 17, 1997. 13 Pupil-teacher ratio and class size are technically not the same thing. Pupil-teacher ratio refers to the number of students divided by the number of staff classified as teachers.
Class size refers to the actual number of students in a classroom with a teacher.
Pupil-teacher ratio is typically lower than average class size but often used as an approximate measure. Moreover, whereas the Cleveland public schools are required to offer special education and other important costly services, voucher schools are not and generally do not. All rights reserved.