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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
901Westarea ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland County SchoolsElementary54614.8:1
902Carroll MiddleRaleighWake County SchoolsMiddle89814.8:1
903Boiling Springs ElementaryShelbyCleveland County SchoolsElementary55814.8:1
904White Plains ElementaryMount AirySurry County SchoolsElementary32814.8:1
905Western Guilford MiddleGreensboroGuilford County SchoolsMiddle73114.8:1
906Farmer Elementary SchoolAsheboroRandolph County School SystemElementary23014.8:1
907Olive Chapel ElementaryApexWake County SchoolsElementary1,06614.8:1
908Hamlet MiddleHamletRichmond County SchoolsMiddle39914.8:1
909TMSA CharlotteCharlotteThe Math and Science Academy of CharlottCombined76014.8:1
910Gillespie Park ElementaryGreensboroGuilford County SchoolsElementary21514.8:1
911Enka IntermediateCandlerBuncombe County SchoolsMiddle58514.8:1
912Jarvisburg ElementaryJarvisburgCurrituck County SchoolsElementary21814.8:1
913Cooleemee ElementaryCooleemeeDavie County SchoolsElementary46214.8:1
914Huntsville ElementaryMadisonRockingham County SchoolsElementary38914.8:1
915Merry Oaks International AcademyCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary60114.8:1
916Southeastern Stokes Middle SchoolWalnut CoveStokes County SchoolsMiddle41314.8:1
917Millennium Charter AcademyMount AiryMillennium Charter AcademyCombined62814.8:1
918Frank Morgan ElementaryClemmonsWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsElementary76114.9:1
919Wrightsboro ElementaryWilmingtonNew Hanover County SchoolsElementary50214.9:1
920Longview ElementaryHickoryHickory City SchoolsElementary26914.9:1
921Wintergreen PrimaryGreenvillePitt County SchoolsElementary78614.9:1
922Eastern ElementaryWashingtonBeaufort County SchoolsElementary48414.9:1
923Lexington Senior High SchoolLexingtonLexington City SchoolsHigh88914.9:1
924Parkland HighWinston SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsHigh1,56914.9:1
925Davis Drive ElementaryCaryWake County SchoolsElementary79414.9:1
926West Clayton ElementaryClaytonJohnston County Public SchoolsElementary74214.9:1
927Royal Oaks ElementaryKannapolisCabarrus County SchoolsElementary66114.9:1
928Emma B Trask MiddleWilmingtonNew Hanover County SchoolsMiddle61114.9:1
929Arthur W Edwards ElementaryHavelockCraven County Board of EducationElementary48914.9:1
930Roxboro Community SchoolRoxboroRoxboro Community SchoolHigh72714.9:1
931Carver HighWinston SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsHigh72814.9:1
932Western Rockingham MiddleMadisonRockingham County SchoolsMiddle52114.9:1
933Prospect ElementaryMaxtonPublic Schools of Robeson CountyElementary77514.9:1
934Pine Hollow MiddleRaleighWake County SchoolsMiddle77614.9:1
935Bruce H. Tharrington PrimaryMount AiryMount Airy City SchoolsElementary43214.9:1
936Highland Mill MontessoriCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary34114.9:1
937Reedy Creek MiddleCaryWake County SchoolsMiddle80514.9:1
938KIPP Durham College PreparatoryDurhamKIPP Durham College PreparatoryElementary38014.9:1
939Lake Norman ElementaryMooresvilleIredell-Statesville SchoolsElementary64114.9:1
940North Academy of World LanguagesHuntersvilleCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary66814.9:1
941Dobson ElementaryDobsonSurry County SchoolsElementary35014.9:1
942Southern Guilford HighGreensboroGuilford County SchoolsHigh93414.9:1
943Coulwood STEM AcademyCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsMiddle63214.9:1
944Southwood ElementaryLexingtonDavidson County SchoolsElementary61614.9:1
945Mocksville ElementaryMocksvilleDavie County SchoolsElementary54314.9:1
946Newton-Conover MiddleConoverNewton Conover City SchoolsMiddle55914.9:1
947South Lakes ElementaryFuquay-VarinaWake County SchoolsElementary77414.9:1
948Lakeside Charter AcademyCorneliusLakeside Charter AcademyElementary22114.9:1
949Anson MiddleWadesboroAnson County SchoolsMiddle41414.9:1
950Highland Renaissance AcademyCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary44314.9:1
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