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The law sets maximums for K–3, 4–8, and high school classes, alongside intermediate compliance benchmarks through 2027–28. At the start of 2025–26, overall compliance reached 64% across nonexempt classes, excluding space-constrained exemptions. 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The law mandates that by the start of the 2027–28 school year, class sizes do not exceed  \n◼ 20 students in grades K–3,  \n◼ 23 students in grades 4–8, and  \n◼ 25 students in high school classes.  \nAdditionally, the law sets intermediate benchmarks to track progress: 40 percent compliance by 2024–25, 60 percent by 2025–26, 80 percent by 2026–27, and 100 percent by 2027–28. At the start of 2025–26, the city had 64 percent overall compliance out of the 140,013 nonexempt classes. This percentage excludes the 10,535 classes exempt from compliance, most often because of space constraints.  \nThis brief examines implementation progress, analyzing compliance rates by school level, geographic location, student need, and student achievement. We also assess how $457.9 million in fiscal year 2026 class size reduction funding was distributed across schools, and we identify which schools received monetary support to achieve compliance.  \nUnlike previous analyses that focus on aggregate compliance rates, we reveal how implementation challengesand funding flows vary systematically by school characteristics, with particular attention to two major issues: (1) the paradox that the largest compliance investments need to go to schools with the least economic need and the highest-performing students and (2) the disconnect between the greatest implementation issues occurring in high schools and that high school grades have weaker evidence that class size reductions improve outcomes.  \nOur analysis reveals substantial progress toward class size reductions in high-need schools, but continuing compliance gaps raise questions about the resources required for full compliance and the feasibility of meeting statutory deadlines.  \nBackground  \nBefore the class size reduction law, class size limits were 25 students in kindergarten, 32 in elementary grades, 33 in intermediate schools, and 34 in high schools.  \nNew York City began implementing class size reductions in 2023–24 and met the initial 40 percent benchmark by 2024–25 as school leaders used existing classroom space flexibility and the district reallocation of funds to immediately hire teachers. In 2025–26, 122 schools have received exemptions to class size limits, based primarily on documented space constraints and other operational barriers, such as programmatic requirements or capital  \nconstruction timelines. Exemptions are not permanent. They must be renegotiated each year and approved as part of the city’s annual class size reduction plan submitted to the State Education Department and approved by the chancellor and the presidents of the United Federation of Teachers and the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators (NYCPS 2025a). Most exemptions are tied to insufficient physical capacity, often categorized under capital plan space constraint codes, meaning schools lack available classrooms to add sections without new construction, leasing, or reconfiguration.  \nFor 2025–26, schools were invited to submit proposals by December 2024 to request funding and to outline compliance plans.1 A joint committee of teachers, school leaders, and union administrators, along with New York City Public Schools (NYCPS), evaluated these plans and selected schools to receive funding to reduce class sizes (NYCPS 2025b). More than 800 schools submitted applications, and 746 received approval to hire additional teachers and increase building capacity. New York City invested $182 million in 2024–25 and $458 million in 2025–26. City estimates suggest that to reach full compliance, an additional $949 million to $1.7 billion is needed, which does n","cbCaibgKX4Gv07Tq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibgKX4Gv07Tq","pdf",322869,15,"English","# Background\n## Class size limits before the law\n## Implementation timeline and exemptions\n## Funding distribution and estimated costs\n# What Does the Evidence on Class Size Say?\n## Evidence base across grade levels\n## Findings and potential pitfalls","[{\"question\":\"What class size limits does the NYC law require for each grade band?\",\"answer\":\"By the start of the 2027–28 school year, class sizes cannot exceed 20 students in K–3, 23 students in grades 4–8, and 25 students in high school classes.\"},{\"question\":\"How is compliance progress tracked before 2027–28?\",\"answer\":\"The law uses intermediate benchmarks: 40% compliance by 2024–25, 60% by 2025–26, 80% by 2026–27, and 100% by 2027–28.\"},{\"question\":\"Why are some classes exempt from the compliance requirements?\",\"answer\":\"Most exemptions are tied to insufficient physical capacity, often categorized as capital plan space constraint codes, so schools cannot add sections without construction, leasing, or reconfiguration.\"}]","Variation in Class Size Compliance by School Characteristics May Complicate New York City’s Landmark Investment - Overview and Findings | PDF",1792064065,38]