Group classroom seating chart templates

Choose groups of four or six

Groups of four has six clusters in three columns and two rows. Groups of six has four clusters in two columns and two rows. Choose how many students should sit together, then check that the desks fit your room.

Each group consists of individual desks. Move or rotate them for the activity, check each student’s view of the board, and adjust the 24-seat layout to your class size.

Customize this seating chart

1. Choose Use this layout to open the layout shown above in the editor.
2. Use Move desks to drag, rotate or remove desks. Use Add desks for more seats.
3. Paste student names or import CSV, then add optional rules.
4. Generate an arrangement, review its rule checks and apply it. Select a student and a seat for any manual adjustments, then use Print / Export.

Review confirmations when deleting occupied desks. Adding students can add desks when needed, up to 120 seats.

Seating rules for Groups

Use Same group as to place students in the same defined group, or Different group from to place them in separate groups. Same pair as needs pair units; two desks beside each other do not automatically form a Pair.

Not next to checks the neighbor links shown in the editor. Two students can meet that rule while sharing a group. Use Different group from when they need to sit in separate groups.

Check the rule results before applying an arrangement. Required rules can conflict, and some preferences may remain unmet. See a seating-rule example.

Print a blank Groups seating chart

The numbered chart below matches the selected layout. Choose Letter or A4 and an orientation, then use your browser’s print dialog to print or save as PDF if available.

To print student names or an edited arrangement, use Print / Export in the editor. Your editable class stays in this browser; a PDF contains only the printed chart. Printing and PDF help.

Compare another classroom layout

Compare layouts and seating rules, or read how seating rules are checked.

Check actual desk dimensions, walkways and access in your room. Plans save in this browser on this device, without automatic cross-device sync. Clearing browser data can remove saved classes.