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Best Schools · Minnesota · Lowest student-teacher ratio

Minnesota schools with the lowest student-teacher ratios

Minnesota public schools with 200+ students reporting the fewest students per teacher. Excludes virtual schools.

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MINNESOTA · LOWEST STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
801Richardson ElementaryNORTH SAINT PAULNorth St. Paul-Maplewood OakdaleElementary65415.7:1
802HOOVER ELEMENTARYNORTH MANKATOMANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary46115.7:1
803LITTLE FALLS SENIOR HIGHLITTLE FALLSLittle Falls Community SchoolsHigh74715.7:1
804Shakopee West Middle SchoolSHAKOPEEShakopee Public School DistrictMiddle89915.7:1
805Onamia High SchoolONAMIAONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh22415.7:1
806CHATFIELD SECONDARYCHATFIELDCHATFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh42315.7:1
807GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARYMINNETONKAHOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary46515.7:1
808Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolPLYMOUTHWAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary76215.7:1
809GREENWAY MIDDLECOLERAINEGREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle24415.7:1
810MELROSE MIDDLEMELROSEMELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle29615.7:1
811Proctor Senior HighPROCTORProctor Public School DistrictHigh54015.7:1
812Southwest HighMINNEAPOLISMinneapolis Public School DistrictHigh1,19515.7:1
813FAIR HighMINNEAPOLISMinneapolis Public School DistrictHigh33715.7:1
814CLEVELAND SECONDARYCLEVELANDCLEVELAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh26015.7:1
815REDWOOD VALLEY SENIOR HIGHREDWOOD FALLSREDWOOD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh36215.8:1
816GORDON BAILEY ELEMENTARYWOODBURYSouth Washington County SchoolsElementary69215.8:1
817SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARYPLYMOUTHWAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary71215.8:1
818OSAKIS SECONDARYOSAKISOSAKIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh41515.8:1
819Waseca Senior HighWASECAWASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh55515.8:1
820John Glenn MiddleMAPLEWOODNorth St. Paul-Maplewood OakdaleMiddle1,07315.8:1
821KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOLLAKEVILLELakeville Area SchoolsMiddle85415.8:1
822Kennedy Middle SchoolFERGUS FALLSFergus Falls Public School DistrictMiddle55815.8:1
823PINE BEND ELEMENTARYINVER GROVE HEIGHTSINVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLSElementary51115.8:1
824PARK CENTER IB WORLD SCHOOLBROOKLYN PARKOSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2,06115.8:1
825NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARYNEW YORK MILLSNEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.Elementary46015.8:1
826Brooklyn Center High SchoolBROOKLYN CENTERBrooklyn Center Community SchoolsHigh53915.8:1
827Coon Rapids Middle SchoolCOON RAPIDSAnoka-Hennepin School DistrictMiddle1,29515.8:1
828GREY CLOUD ELEMENTARYCOTTAGE GROVESouth Washington County SchoolsElementary79715.8:1
829LAKE MARION ELEMENTARYLAKEVILLELakeville Area SchoolsElementary72715.8:1
830RENVILLE COUNTY WEST SENIOR HIGHRENVILLERenville County West SchoolsHigh21915.8:1
831East Lake Elementary SchoolLAKEVILLEROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGANElementary84415.8:1
832WARROAD HIGH SCHOOLWARROADWARROAD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh54815.8:1
833PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLEPERHAMPERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle52615.8:1
834FALLS SECONDARYINTERNATIONAL FALLSINTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh48915.8:1
835SOUTH JUNIOR HIGHSAINT CLOUDST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle83115.9:1
836Discovery Middle SchoolALEXANDRIAAlexandria Public School DistrictMiddle89815.9:1
837Barton ElementaryMINNEAPOLISMinneapolis Public School DistrictElementary50815.9:1
838FALCON RIDGENEW PRAGUENEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLSElementary51915.9:1
839Valley Middle School of STEMAPPLE VALLEYROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGANMiddle1,09015.9:1
840LEVI P. DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOLFARMINGTONFARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle69215.9:1
841EXCELL ACADEMY CHARTERBROOKLYN PARKEXCELL ACADEMY CHARTERElementary54815.9:1
842Hennepin Schools Upper CampusMINNEAPOLISHennepin SchoolsMiddle20715.9:1
843Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6ELGINPlainview-Elgin-MillvilleMiddle31515.9:1
844Jackson County Central Senior HighJACKSONJackson County Central School Dist.High33215.9:1
845Crosby-Ironton SecondaryCROSBYCrosby-Ironton Public School Dist.High45515.9:1
846Sanford MiddleMINNEAPOLISMinneapolis Public School DistrictMiddle72815.9:1
847CENTRAL MIDDLENORWOOD YOUNG AMERICACENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle21615.9:1
848Twin Bluff SchoolRED WINGRed Wing Public School DistrictMiddle50215.9:1
849OAK VIEW ELEMENTARYMAPLE GROVEOSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary51515.9:1
850MIDDLETON ELEMENTARYWOODBURYSouth Washington County SchoolsElementary55715.9:1
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