Contrary to popular belief, and the position of the teacher's unions. Class size doesn't really seem to be a leading indicator on student performance. Looking at the countries that round out the top spots, there is no consistency in class size to teacher ratio.
Top performing countries (compared to the U.S.)
1) South Korea 30-1 (higher)
2) Finland 20-1 (lower)
3) Canada 14-1 (lower)
4) New Zealand 18-1 (lower)
5) Japan 28-1 (higher)
6) Australia 23-1 (same)
7) Netherlands 20-1 (lower)
...
14) United States 23-1
Though I don't doubt that it is a helpful factor to have less students per teacher, I believe the education system and its methodologies is a much better indicator of success.
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