Ekejiuba Paulette

The study investigated the relationship effects between class size and students'academic performance in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. To achieve the purpose of
the study, four (4) research questions were raised to guide the study. The design adopted for this study is thedescriptive survey method. The population for the study comprised the 213 teachers in the 15 public secondary schools in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. A total 50 teachers from six public secondary senior secondary schools in the LGA. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from respondents. The research instrument was validated by lecturer of the Department of Educational Management. Data collected from the survey was statistically analyzed. After analysis, results were displayed on tables showing frequencies and percentages of responses, including the decision made. Based on the findings, there is large class size in the public senior secondary schools in Ovia North East of Edo State, large class size inhibits the Level of students' academic performance, large class sizes not only affect students in negative ways but the teachers also, and there is a significant relationship between class size and secondary school students' academic performance. It was recommended that increased funding for secondary school education in Nigeria should be a top priority for policymakers in the LGA, inspectors, and school principals should focus more on the number of students in each class, government should construct more classrooms in schools with large student populations, and the authorized teacher-to-school ratio of 1:40 should be appropriately applied when allocating teachers to schools, etc.