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Student-teacher ratio by district

The US average is 15.3 students per full-time teacher. These lists cover the 7,348 districts with at least 1,000 students and a reported ratio.

Lowest student-teacher ratio (top 100)

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1Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co.MO3,5762,0611.7
2Montgomery County IU 23PA1,0672783.8
3Colonial IU 20PA1,5413274.7
4Northwest Education ServicesMI1,0031985.1
5KIPP Academy Charter SchoolNY1,1551896.1
6Butler Technology & Career Development SchoolsOH1,3982186.4
7Monmouth County Vocational School DistrictNJ1,5512047.6
8Mecklenburg County Public SchoolsVA3,9074987.8
9Area Cooperative Educational ServicesCT1,7262227.8
10Belcourt 7 School DistrictND1,5181957.8
11Washtenaw ISDMI1,2501607.8
12Ocean City School DistrictNJ1,7132138.0
13Southampton Union Free School DistrictNY1,2811618.0
14Franklin County School DistrictMS1,1471438.0
15Cameron ParishLA1,1201408.0
16Troy Area SDPA1,3951738.1
17Mountain Lakes Public School DistrictNJ1,2301528.1
18Franklin Lakes School DistrictNJ1,1631448.1
19Yellville Summit School DistrictAR1,0411288.1
20KIPP Delta Public SchoolsAR1,2311508.2
21Mountain View School DistrictAR1,5691888.3
22Tinton Falls School DistrictNJ1,3681648.3
23Warren Township School DistrictNJ1,6711998.4
24Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School DistrictNY1,3551628.4
25Jackson ISDMI1,2781528.4
26Dover School DistrictAR1,2051448.4
27Colts Neck Township School DistrictNJ1,0141218.4
28Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96VT2,2812698.5
29Hartford School DistrictVT1,4181678.5
30Riverview School DistrictAR1,1201318.5
31Bergman School DistrictAR1,1021308.5
32Seven Hills Preparatory AcademyMN1,0961298.5
33Salamanca City School DistrictNY1,4011638.6
34Branchburg Township School DistrictNJ1,3961638.6
35Ridgefield School DistrictNJ1,3951608.7
36Penn Yan Central School DistrictNY1,2981508.7
37Onteora Central School DistrictNY1,0891258.7
38Regional School District 08CT1,0751248.7
39Lincoln School DistrictMA1,0391198.7
40Bismarck School DistrictAR1,0341198.7
41Southern Huntingdon County SDPA1,0071168.7
42Jamestown 1 School DistrictND2,0422328.8
43Bienville ParishLA1,7992058.8
44Lee 01 School DistrictSC1,2751458.8
45Bentworth SDPA1,0741228.8
46Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School DistrictNY1,8512078.9
47Salmon River Central School DistrictNY1,3781548.9
48Community Day Charter Public SchoolMA1,2001358.9
49Gowanda Central School DistrictNY1,0971238.9
50Gorham-Middlesex Central School District (Marcus Whitman)NY1,0911228.9
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Highest student-teacher ratio (top 100)

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1Roscoe Collegiate ISDTX12,25651240.3
2ThrivePoint High School Inc. (79059)AZ1,48911135.4
321st Century Charter Sch of GaryIN1,18010118.0
4Southwest Public SchoolsTX1,86618103.7
5Scott County School District 1IN1,32813102.2
6Camden Prep Inc.NJ1,4971599.8
7Highlands Community Charter DistrictCA11,71312792.2
8Fort Stockton ISDTX13,48015984.8
9Nenana City School DistrictAK2,2792784.4
10Galena City School DistrictAK8,16810280.1
11Success Virtual Learning Centers of MichiganMI1,6442371.5
12GAR LLC dba Student Choice High School (78997)AZ2,3893666.4
13Legacy Traditional School - Avondale (91135)AZ1,3462164.1
14Hallsville ISDTX24,60239961.7
15Eufaula City School DistrictAL8,42114259.3
16Oakland International AcademyMI1,9923556.9
17Insight School of Oklahoma (Charter)OK1,0812054.0
18Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise (1000560)AZ1,2312353.5
19State Specialty Schools I- Foothills Regional High SchoolGA1,4752852.7
20Yukon-Koyukuk School DistrictAK4,0247752.3
21Ohio Digital Learning SchoolOH1,1982352.1
22CAM Comm School DistrictIA1,9503851.3
23Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa (88360)AZ1,3632848.7
24TRECA Digital AcademyOH2,1654647.1
25Union Preparatory Academy at Indian TraiNC1,2682747.0
26Lincoln-King Adams-Young AcademyMI1,6093546.0
27Pine Springs Preparatory AcademyNC3,8108345.9
28Clayton Ridge Comm School DistrictIA2,0664545.9
29Fossil SD 21JOR2,4945644.5
30Cloverdale Community SchoolsIN3,0296943.9
31Legacy Traditional School - Chandler (91133)AZ1,1352643.7
32Legacy Traditional School - Phoenix (873957)AZ1,3233142.7
33Great River Connections AcademyOH1,6083842.3
34Chickasaw City School DistrictAL2,6796441.9
35Byers School District No. 32JCO6,85316641.3
36Ombudsman Educational Services Ltd.a subsidiary (4323)AZ1,7364241.3
37Denali Borough School DistrictAK1,0732641.3
38Indiana Connections AcademyIN5,37613440.1
39Ohio Connections Academy IncOH5,19113039.9
40Legacy Traditional School - Surprise (92879)AZ2,1085339.8
41Hendry County Public SchoolsFL13,69834539.7
42Ohio Virtual AcademyOH15,33938739.6
43Arkansas Connections AcademyAR4,57511639.4
44Glades County Public SchoolsFL1,8524739.4
45University of Texas at Austin High SchoolTX1,0562837.7
46Heartland Charter DistrictCA5,97016037.3
47Scale Leadership Academy - East DistrictCA1,2613536.0
48Pacific Coast Academy DistrictCA6,76019035.6
49North Star Academy Charter SchoolNJ6,73118935.6
50Oklahoma Virtual Charter AcademyOK3,61310235.4
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Method

The ratio is district enrollment divided by full-time-equivalent (FTE) classroom teachers, as reported for 2024-25. It is computed only where both numbers are reported. Districts under 1,000 students are excluded because a few staff changes can swing their ratio sharply.

A ratio is not the same as class size. It counts all teachers, including special education, music and other specialists. Very low ratios are common in districts with many special programs or small rural schools. Very high ratios can reflect virtual or online schools. See Student-teacher ratio explained.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.