This is a list of characters for the light novel, manga and anime series, Classroom of the Elite.
Class-D students (former)
An unmotivated student who is very poor at communicating with others. His grades are intentionally average and he is very conscious of how he spends his points. It is revealed that he has the academic aptitude and true intellect to make it to the top class if he wanted to, but for some reason, he aimed to get into Class-D. It was mentioned by Chabashira Sensei that he intentionally got 50 out of 100 points for every subject on the entrance exam. Despite not exhibiting any kind of fitness regimen, he is incredibly well-built and is seen as very skilled in martial arts, such that he held his own in a fight against the Student Council President, and beat Kakeru Ryūen and three other very skilled fighters in Class-C all at once. He is also shown to be extremely intelligent as he comes up with various grand schemes that fool and use almost everyone in the school. In a flashback, it is shown that he was part of an experiment performed by an unknown organization which is owned by his father, in an unknown facility called the "White Room" that forced children to participate in an immense battery of tests designed to raise and train children into teens with almost superhuman-like capabilities and he's shown to be the only one who meets all the criteria. He prefers to stay in the background and use other people to implement his plans whenever necessary. He is considered an unreliable narrator due to his ambiguous way of narrating with conditional statements and omitting vital information. Later on, he begins dating Kei Karuizawa, whom he appears to have romantic feelings for.
A selfish student with intellectual beauty, who secretly harbors a softer side by her so called brother. She joins Kiyotaka in class and is also careful about how she spends her points. Like Kiyotaka, she has trouble communicating with others but unlike him, she thinks friends are unnecessary. Kiyotaka is the only student in her class that she talks to and confides in him, as she seems to express interest in his insightful yet mysterious personality and has her doubts about him and his mysterious past, believing that he is hiding more than he actually lets on. She is seen as one of the most beautiful girls at school, and is constantly the target of many boys' affection, though she always turns them down. Her brother, Manabu, studies in the same school as her and is the former student council president, who distances himself from her due to the embarrassment that she is placed in Class-D. She also has knowledge of martial arts, as she was seen fighting Mio Ibuki, a Class-C student and held her own against her, despite being ill at the time. Her attitude seemingly improves for the better as she acknowledges her own hypocrisy by admitting that she is no different from her classmates when faced with a serious down-sided problem.
An attractive and popular girl in Class-D has a seemingly nice and cheerful personality and is also looking to befriend everybody at the school. However, behind her cheerful and caring façade, she has an alternate personality that is violent, cold-blooded, detestable and manipulative. She shows deep resentment towards Suzune, and yet she wants to get closer to her for an unknown reason. In the light novels, she was revealed to be from the same middle school as Suzune and assumed that she found out about her dark past. It is strongly implied that she may be developing feelings for Kiyotaka, though remains in denial and does not know how to properly understand them.
A beautiful but timid young photographer and former model who joined Class-D, due to her fear and nervousness, causing her to have difficulties communicating and interacting with others. She dislikes standing out and likes to take modeling pictures. Despite her insecurities, she is actually quite popular, and is the target of many boys' affections, although she always rejects them. She was originally revealed to be a gravure idol, until her life was in danger of being chased by a stalker who worked in an electronics store and attempted to assault her, causing her unable to stand out anymore for the rest of her life. Fortunately, Kiyotaka and Honami came on time, saving her life and the stalker was arrested by the police, thanks to the security cameras located around the campus and the GPS tracking system on each students' school cellphones. She then feels deeply indebted to Kiyotaka, causing her to have an admiration/romantic interest for him for saving her while inspiring her with his encouraging words of wisdom to always do more than she would have done.
One of the top students in Class-D, who has issues with bullying. In the light novels, she initially perceives Kiyotaka as boring and nothing special, but slowly forms a very close trusting bond with him. She notices that he has a dark mysterious side that he does not want people to know about, where he appears to know her past issues and helps her to break the past, and is shown to trust her more so than others and in volume 6 of the light novel, she is shown to develop a crush on Kiyotaka, who seems to reciprocate. Later in the series, she is the only one who remembered and celebrated his birthday causing Kiyotaka to hesitate on deleting her messages, which he usually does and he also learned of her birthday and decided to do the same for her. She and Kiyotaka also call each other by their first names, also showing how close they are. Her developing crush on him was also shown, as she was seen very jealous of Maya Sato, due to the latter's confession to Kiyotaka. In later volumes, she gets confessed by Kiyotaka and they become a couple.
The top student in Class-D. His grades are worthy of being in a higher class, but he ended up getting stuck in Class-D for reasons yet to be explained. He is in a "relationship" with Karuizawa, although in the light novels this was revealed to be a ruse and a cover-up so that she does not get bullied in school. It was hinted in the light novels, that Hirata begins to suspect Kiyotaka for his manipulations and usage of others while taking advantage of transpired events through various grand schemes that gradually ends up helping Class-D and doing it so subtly behind the shadows unbeknownst to others who are seemingly unaware of what goes on.
He is a narcissist, who is from a prestigious well-known family of scholars, as he is equipped with great physical abilities and intelligence, however, he ended up in Class-D for being too arrogant and egotistical, making him unable to work with others. Unlike his fellow students, however, who are struggling to obtain enough points, he does not worry about it since his rich family can simply buy the necessary points needed for his use.
One of the "3 Idiots of Class-D" and a basketball team player for the club. Although he has the best athletic ability compared to his classmates, he has a very poor intelligence, a short temper, and a thin skin-like personality making him easily angered and provoked, which had it not been for Suzune and Kiyotaka's intervention, would have gotten him expelled twice. His personality was seen to improve a little though he still acts rough towards others and he is seen to have feelings for Horikita. In the light novels, he is shown to be quite close to Kiyotaka and it is revealed that both are actually close friends. In the sports festival in volume 5 of the light novel, he seems to have formed a close bond with Suzune, and is implied to have a crush on her.
One of the "3 Idiots of Class-D", who has poor intelligence, though his communication skills and experiences in camping are excellent. He is also shown to be in love with Kushida, who does not reciprocate his feelings.
One of the "3 Idiots of Class-D" with lying tendencies. He also has a crush on both Kushida and Sakura. In the spin-off volume of the light novel, he confesses to Sakura, but gets rejected due to her inability and uneasiness to cope with the uncomfortable situation and her admiration for Kiyotaka. Yamauchi is expelled from school for having most negative votes, despite his warning to the class.
A boy with great intelligence. Despite his academic ability, his poor athletic ability landed him in Class-D. In the light novel volume 6, he is a member of Kiyotaka's study group (would prefer to be called "Keisei"). He appears to have romantic feelings for Suzune, although she never notices him.
A girl in Kiyotaka's class who has taken a liking to him, though he does not show any interest in her. After he rejects her, she is able to move on and only see him as another classmate.
A first year student in Class 1-D who uses physical dominance to control his class and threaten others. He tried to expel Ayanokoji for the 20-million private point bounty but failed.
A first year student in Class 1-D. After her childhood friend, Eiichiro Matsuo committed suicide, she attended Advanced Nurturing High School to expel Kiyotaka as she believed that it was his fault that he died. However, she is comforted by Kiyotaka.
Class-C students (former)
A student under Class-C who has a reputation of being a feared delinquent, where he rules the class like a mafia boss and has a group of henchmen who do his dirty work.
A student under Class-C, who despises Ryūen's dirty reputation as an infamous delinquent. She lacks academic ability, but her physical one is not to be underestimated. She is skilled in combat, having the knowledge of several martial skills that can rival those of many martial artists. After learning Suzune was the arsonist, Mio defeats her by stealing her key card and delivering it to Ryuen. She was revealed to be a spy for her class, sent to infiltrate Class-D on Ryuen's orders, however she was manipulated, controlled and played by Kiyotaka along with both Ryuen and Katsuragi from Class-A, causing their plan to fall in shambles earning their class a huge loss.
An Afro-Japanese student and one of Ryūen's henchmen. He is the only character not to speak Japanese, as he only uses English in the series. He is a tall, muscular and will do anything if Ryūen suggests him.
A second-year student who was in Class 1-C and a freshman. She is close to Kiyotaka because they share the same hobby, reading.
A second-year student in Class 1-C. She first appeared in the cruise ship, where she bullies and accuses Karuizawa for shoving Rika Morofuji in the cafeteria. Manabe is expelled from school after receiving negative votes.
Class-B students