Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 June 2020
244. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average class size by county in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12479/20]
View answerPlease note attached figures are based on mainstream pupil enrolments in mainstream schools divided by the number of mainstream classes in mainstream schools. We will forward the figures for 2019/2020 to the Deputy, shortly, once they have been published.
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Ave. Class Size 2014 |
Ave. Class Size 2015 |
Ave. Class Size 2016 |
Ave. Class Size 2017 |
Ave. Class Size 2018 |
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Carlow County Council |
26.3 |
26.2 |
25.7 |
25.6 |
25.1 |
|
Cavan County Council |
24.2 |
24.2 |
24.1 |
23.8 |
23.8 |
|
Clare County Council |
23.9 |
23.7 |
23.4 |
23.1 |
23.1 |
|
Cork City Council |
23.5 |
23.3 |
23.1 |
22.5 |
22.4 |
|
Cork County Council |
25.5 |
25.4 |
25.1 |
25.0 |
24.9 |
|
Donegal County Council |
23.6 |
23.8 |
23.4 |
23.4 |
23.2 |
|
Dublin City Council |
23.7 |
23.7 |
23.5 |
23.2 |
23.1 |
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
26.5 |
26.6 |
26.3 |
26.5 |
26.1 |
|
Fingal County Council |
26.4 |
26.5 |
26.4 |
26.4 |
26.2 |
|
Galway City Council |
23.4 |
23.7 |
23.6 |
23.3 |
23.6 |
|
Galway County Council |
23.8 |
23.8 |
23.6 |
23.5 |
23.4 |
|
Kerry County Council |
24.1 |
23.9 |
23.8 |
24.1 |
23.7 |
|
Kildare County Council |
26.4 |
26.3 |
25.8 |
25.7 |
25.5 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
25.4 |
25.4 |
24.9 |
24.9 |
24.8 |
|
Laois County Council |
25.3 |
25.1 |
25.3 |
24.3 |
24.5 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
23.2 |
23.4 |
23.4 |
23.7 |
23.4 |
|
Limerick City and County Council |
24.7 |
25.0 |
24.6 |
24.6 |
24.3 |
|
Longford County Council |
23.9 |
24.2 |
24.0 |
23.5 |
23.4 |
|
Louth County Council |
25.5 |
25.4 |
25.5 |
25.5 |
24.9 |
|
Mayo County Council |
22.7 |
22.7 |
22.5 |
22.3 |
22.1 |
|
Meath County Council |
26.7 |
26.7 |
26.2 |
26.1 |
25.6 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
24.8 |
24.8 |
24.5 |
24.6 |
24.4 |
|
Offaly County Council |
24.6 |
24.2 |
23.8 |
24.0 |
23.8 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
22.3 |
22.7 |
22.0 |
21.9 |
22.2 |
|
Sligo County Council |
23.9 |
23.8 |
23.6 |
23.4 |
23.6 |
|
South Dublin County Council |
25.3 |
25.3 |
24.9 |
25.0 |
24.7 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
24.0 |
24.2 |
24.1 |
23.7 |
23.7 |
|
Waterford City and County Council |
25.6 |
25.7 |
25.4 |
24.9 |
24.6 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
24.9 |
24.9 |
24.6 |
24.8 |
24.5 |
|
Wexford County Council |
25.5 |
25.6 |
25.0 |
24.8 |
24.6 |
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Wicklow County Council |
26.1 |
26.0 |
25.5 |
25.4 |
25.1 |
