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Best Schools · North Carolina · Lowest student-teacher ratio

North Carolina schools with the lowest student-teacher ratios

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

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NORTH CAROLINA · LOWEST STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
701Estes ElementaryAshevilleBuncombe County SchoolsElementary75414.3:1
702Southwest ElementaryDurhamDurham Public SchoolsElementary63914.3:1
703Roseboro ElementaryRoseboroSampson County SchoolsElementary36914.3:1
704North Ridge ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary73014.3:1
705Ayden MiddleAydenPitt County SchoolsMiddle36514.3:1
706Hertford County HighAhoskieHertford County SchoolsHigh44714.3:1
707West Wilkes High SchoolMillers CreekWilkes County SchoolsHigh58214.3:1
708Sedge Garden ElementaryKernersvilleWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsElementary71414.3:1
709Parkside ElementaryMorrisvilleWake County SchoolsElementary73014.3:1
710Valley Springs MiddleArdenBuncombe County SchoolsMiddle65414.3:1
711Warrenwood ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland County SchoolsElementary42414.3:1
712Bunn ElementaryBunnFranklin County SchoolsElementary60014.3:1
713Buckhorn Creek ElementaryHolly SpringsWake County SchoolsElementary90514.3:1
714Lebanon Road ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary48814.3:1
715Cool Spring ElementaryClevelandIredell-Statesville SchoolsElementary44714.3:1
716W A Pattillo MiddleTarboroEdgecombe County Public SchoolsMiddle28914.3:1
717FernLeafFletcherFernLeaf Community Charter SchoolCombined76314.3:1
718Herbert Akins Rd ElementaryFuquay-VarinaWake County SchoolsElementary98814.3:1
719Albemarle MiddleAlbemarleStanly County SchoolsMiddle35514.3:1
720H J MacDonald MiddleNew BernCraven County Board of EducationMiddle63214.3:1
721White Oak ElementaryEdentonEdenton-Chowan SchoolsElementary48814.3:1
722Andrews ElementaryAndrewsCherokee County SchoolsElementary33014.3:1
723Jordan-Matthews HighSiler CityChatham County SchoolsHigh84814.3:1
724Bear Grass Charter SchoolWilliamstonBear Grass Charter SchoolHigh44514.3:1
725Hickory Ridge ElementaryHarrisburgCabarrus County SchoolsElementary92714.3:1
726Holly Grove ElementaryHolly SpringsWake County SchoolsElementary88914.4:1
727Cordova MiddleCordovaRichmond County SchoolsMiddle23314.4:1
728Massey Hill Classical HighFayettevilleCumberland County SchoolsHigh27314.4:1
729Angier ElementaryAngierHarnett County SchoolsElementary37614.4:1
730GW Carver ElementaryKannapolisKannapolis City SchoolsElementary50314.4:1
731Benjamin J Martin ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland County SchoolsElementary52214.4:1
732Hendersonville ElementaryHendersonvilleHenderson County SchoolsElementary32314.4:1
733Cartoogechaye ElementaryFranklinMacon County SchoolsElementary35414.4:1
734Charles England Elementary SchoolLexingtonLexington City SchoolsElementary38114.4:1
735East Wake AcademyZebulonEast Wake AcademyCombined1,26514.4:1
736B. Everett Jordan ElementaryGrahamAlamance-Burlington SchoolsElementary33814.4:1
737Creekside ElementaryNew BernCraven County Board of EducationElementary45314.4:1
738Jefferson ElementaryGreensboroGuilford County SchoolsElementary69814.4:1
739Washington ElementaryShelbyCleveland County SchoolsElementary37614.4:1
740Seventy-First Classical MiddleFayettevilleCumberland County SchoolsMiddle43314.4:1
741Gibsonville ElementaryGibsonvilleGuilford County SchoolsElementary59514.4:1
742North Buncombe MiddleWeavervilleBuncombe County SchoolsMiddle51614.4:1
743Glendale-Kenly ElementaryKenlyJohnston County Public SchoolsElementary43314.4:1
744J Sam Gentry MiddleMount AirySurry County SchoolsMiddle32014.4:1
745Richlands ElementaryRichlandsOnslow County SchoolsElementary59114.4:1
746Barton Pond ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary51514.4:1
747Walnut Cove Elementary SchoolWalnut CoveStokes County SchoolsElementary29814.4:1
748Pink Hill ElementaryPink HillLenoir County Public SchoolsElementary43714.4:1
749John Van Lindley ElementaryGreensboroGuilford County SchoolsElementary52114.4:1
750North Wilkes High SchoolHaysWilkes County SchoolsHigh57814.4:1
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