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Let's say a school has 35 1st graders.  The cap is 30.  So, they are obligated to have two 1st grade classes -- 17 and 18 in each class respectively.  Another school has 50 1st graders, which would make 25/class.  You could send some of those kids to the other school and that would help even out the class sizes.  I know, it's not that simple, but this is the kind of thing that would help make class sizes smaller.[/quote]

That is mostly a function of small school vs. big school, I think. If the school is small, it only takes a small number of students to get an additional teacher -- or to lose a teacher. If the school is large, you need more students to get or lose a teacher. So the class sizes are more stable.

Rezoning would certainly help with number of lunch shifts, room on the playground, and so on.[/quote]

Some of the schools are *undercapacity*, meaning they can add more kids and still be at capacity.  So, it's not just because they are physically a smaller school.   And, yes, it would definitely help with the lunch shifts and playground.  My DC has lunch at 1pm, and when recess is black top only, there's no room to "play" in the so-called playground because there are more than 4 portables on the precious little blacktop space they do have.[/quote]

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