BUFFALO — Ideal class size has been on legislators’ minds as they recalibrate school funding in the state, and educators say that there is a balance between classes that are too small and those that are too large.

The magic number appears to be 15 students, according to educators in the state and based on research, at least for the younger grades.

Kaycee School Principal and former educator Liz Fauber said that’s the number she has found to be the sweet spot, especially after teaching classes with fewer than 10 students.

“Teachers that have 20 kids in their classroom are like, ‘You’re so lucky, I have 20 kids.’ There’s a happy medium between that, and 15 in my eyes is the magic number,” Fauber said. “Fifteen kids because you can make three good groups, whether you’re doing intermixed (s

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