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HB165
Alaska Bill HB165: Maximum Class Size Limits
Last scannedSep 22, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill sets maximum class sizes for most public school grades in large Alaska districts and requires schools to share size data with parents.
What it does
- Sets a limit of 23 students per class for kindergarten through third grade.
- Sets a limit of 26 students per class for fourth through eighth grade.
- Sets a limit of 30 students per class for ninth through twelfth grade.
- Exempts art, library, music, computer science, vocational-technical, and physical education classes from these limits.
- Requires school districts to send parents notices about classroom size rules by November 30 and February 1 each year.
Who it affects
- Public schools in Alaska with more than 35,000 average daily students from the previous year.
- Students in kindergarten through twelfth grade at those large districts.
- Parents or guardians of students who receive notices about class sizes.
Limits and unknowns
- The limits do not apply to districts with an average daily membership of 35,000 or fewer students.
- Class sizes may go over the limit if new students transfer into a school after the first day of the term.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Average Daily Membership
- The count used to measure the average number of students in a school district each day, as defined by state law AS 14.17.990.
- District
- A public school administrative area or group of schools managed together under Alaska state law.
Official record
Sources
Read the official summary
MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE An Act relating to maximum classroom sizes in public schools; relating to the duties of school districts; and providing for an effective date.
Official activity
Bill history
- (H) COSPONSOR(S): SADDLER652
- (H) COSPONSOR(S): FIELDS600
- (H) REFERRED TO EDUCATION577
- (H) EDC, FIN577
- (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS577