Average class size for humanities teachers in departmentalized instruction, by school type, and selected main assignment: 2017–18

School type and main assignment	Average class size
All schools	22.2
Main assignment
English/language arts	22.0
Languages other than English	21.6
History	23.9
Government or civics	25.3
ESL	15.7
Native American & ethnic/area studies	‡
Philosophy	22.7
Public schools	23.2
Main assignment
English/language arts	22.8
Languages other than English	23.5
History	24.9
Government or civics	25.4
ESL	16.0
Native American & ethnic/area studies	‡
Philosophy	27.5
‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate).
NOTE: Departmentalized instruction is defined as instruction to several classes of different students most or all of the day in one or more subjects.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Teacher and Private School Teacher Data Files," 2017–18.

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