“An April 200 report from the North Carolina State Board of Education on the relationship between school size and student achievement and behavior summarizes the research in this area well . For elementary school students, there is an inverse relationship between school size and student outcomes: smaller elementary schools are associated with better outcomes.” Within this research, it is stated that for high school students, this relationship between class size and student achievement is not as clear. “…students at smaller schools do not necessarily perform better academically; in fact, one study found that students in medium-sized schools (with between 600 and 900 students) performed better academically than students in smaller and larger schools. However, research shows that smaller schools are associated with a number of other benefits for high school students: they are less likely to drop out or be expelled; they have better presence; are more likely to be involved in extracurricular activities; and are more likely to pursue higher education” (GreatSchools Staff). As stated previously, small classes are more effective in achieving greater educational success during a child's elementary years. “In the early grades, students are just beginning to learn the rules of the classroom and understand whether they can meet the expectations of the instruction. If they have more