People ask how to make a seating chart classroom every August and every time a class goes sideways. Here is a short process that survives real rooms—not just perfect grids.
Step-by-step
- Export names from your gradebook / Sheets / CSV.
- Match furniture: rows, pods, U-shape, or horseshoe—whatever you actually have.
- Write rules first: who must sit apart, who needs the front, who is chatty with whom.
- Shuffle with constraints so the reset feels fair.
- Drag exceptions (vision, IEP seating preference) without unlocking a paid tier.
- Print PDF for your sub folder and door clip.
This site’s maker is intentionally classroom-only. It is not a wedding seating chart maker and is not built for district procurement workflows.
Related long-tail guides
For chatty classes, class-size desk math, and template imports, use the related links below—each page embeds the same tool.