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A smaller class size is not that important.  I'd rather have 30 students in front of a good teacher, than 15 students in front of a mediocre teacher.  If I do have a good teacher, (s)he should have enough support staff to help out.

Student/Teacher Ratio Over the Years
Year	Students	Teachers	Student Teacher Ratio
1980	10,578
1981	9,928
1982	9,268
1983	8,739
1984	8,137
1985	7,845
1986	7,586
1987	7,289
1988	7,318
1989	7,046
1990	7,305	604	12.10
1991	7,289	577	12.63
1992	7,418	549	13.51
1993	7,491	542	13.82
1994	7,558	567	13.32
1995	7,558	598	12.63
1996	7,897	610	12.94
1997	7,980	641	12.44
1998	8,137	675	12.05
1999	8,453	674	12.54
2000	8,739	687	12.72
2001	8,700	717	12.13
2002	8,698	742	11.70
2003	8,528	726	11.74
2004	8,289	674	12.30
2005		677

Student/teacher ratios (over the years)

Student head count (over the years)

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