Average class size lower than 35
October 20, 2021
CORRECTION: The news story, “Large class sizes negatively affect students, teachers,” on page 16 of the Oct. 1 issue of the Shield, reported that the average class size at McCallum was about 35. In fact, the average class size is not precisely known, but is almost certainly lower than that. “I can tell you most classes are 30 or less, but we do have some classes with 32-plus students,” assistant principal Andy Baxa said. “We only have a couple of classes with 35 students in the class, but I think most of those have come down to 33 students.” The error also appeared in an earlier version of the online story, but it has since been corrected.