Classroom seating chart generator

Paste your student names, one per line, choose rows, groups of 4, pairs, a U-shape or a circle, and press Make seating chart. Students are placed at random. Click any seat to lock that student in place, then press Shuffle to move everyone else.

Yes. Open Seating rules and list students who need a front seat, and pairs who shouldn't sit together, such as Ava / Liam. The generator tries hundreds of arrangements and tells you if a pair can't be separated in the layout you picked, for example two students in a class of two pairs.

Press Print and you get a clean landscape page with just the chart, the front of the room and your class name. In the print dialog choose Save as PDF to keep a copy or put it in your sub folder. Copy gives you the chart as text for an email or document.

No. The chart is made in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere. Names only reach SchoolGPT if you choose to save them as a class, and even then they are swapped for placeholders before anything goes to the AI.

Not if you save it. Save the list as a class with a free account and next time it's one click under Load a saved class. The same class works for report card comments, parent emails and praise notes for every student.

It depends on the lesson. Rows suit direct teaching, tests and independent work. Groups of 4 suit projects and discussion. A U-shape works well for whole-class discussion and demonstrations, and pairs support think, pair, share. Many teachers keep two or three layouts and switch by activity.

Every four to six weeks is common. Regular changes stop cliques from settling in, give students a chance to work with different classmates and let you deal with behaviour before it grows. Lock the seats that must stay, such as accommodations, and shuffle the rest.

Check the accommodations first. Common ones are preferential seating near the front or near you, away from doors and windows, or next to a peer buddy. Put those students in the front row list or lock their seats, then let the generator fill the rest.

Rows usually cut side conversations because everyone faces forward. Placement matters more than layout, though: keep students who distract each other apart, seat easily distracted students near the front, and keep the students who need you most close to where you usually teach.