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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
251Riverview ElementaryMurfreesboroHertford County SchoolsElementary37212.8:1
252Wadesboro PrimaryWadesboroAnson County SchoolsElementary29512.8:1
253Perry W Harrison ElementaryPittsboroChatham County SchoolsElementary26212.8:1
254Raleigh Charter High SchoolRaleighRaleigh Charter High SchoolHigh55212.8:1
255Rashkis ElementaryChapel HillChapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsElementary45512.8:1
256Barwell Road ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary64812.8:1
257Butler Avenue ElementaryClintonClinton City SchoolsElementary46912.9:1
258Central ElementaryJacksonNorthampton County SchoolsElementary28312.9:1
259Pasquotank ElementaryElizabeth CityElizabeth City-Pasquotank Public SchoolsElementary25412.9:1
260Brooks ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary47112.9:1
261Falls Lake AcademyCreedmoorFalls Lake AcademyCombined1,10512.9:1
262Emma ElementaryAshevilleBuncombe County SchoolsElementary27712.9:1
263Carrboro ElementaryCarrboroChapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsElementary51512.9:1
264Easley ElementaryDurhamDurham Public SchoolsElementary49012.9:1
265E B Aycock MiddleGreenvillePitt County SchoolsMiddle61712.9:1
266McDougle ElementaryChapel HillChapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsElementary49712.9:1
267Apprentice Academy High SchoolMonroeApprentice Academy HS of NCHigh22912.9:1
268The Franklin School of InnovationAshevilleThe Franklin School of InnovationHigh71712.9:1
269Southeast Raleigh ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary37812.9:1
270J W Seabrook ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland County SchoolsElementary27112.9:1
271Emereau: BladenElizabethtownEmereau: BladenElementary62912.9:1
272Northside ElementaryChapel HillChapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsElementary41212.9:1
273Iotla Valley ElementaryFranklinMacon County SchoolsElementary40812.9:1
274Paisley Magnet SchoolWinston SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsMiddle55312.9:1
275W A Young ElementaryMorgantonBurke County SchoolsElementary32712.9:1
276Centennial Campus MiddleRaleighWake County SchoolsMiddle47712.9:1
277Northwood HighPittsboroChatham County SchoolsHigh63412.9:1
278Mineral Springs MiddleWinston SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsMiddle70212.9:1
279Lowell ElementaryLowellGaston County SchoolsElementary36713.0:1
280Walter R Johnson MiddleMorgantonBurke County SchoolsMiddle44113.0:1
281Margaret Willis ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland County SchoolsElementary29613.0:1
282Sunset Park ElementaryWilmingtonNew Hanover County SchoolsElementary45013.0:1
283High Point Central HighHigh PointGuilford County SchoolsHigh1,00513.0:1
284Claxton ElementaryAshevilleAsheville City SchoolsElementary40513.0:1
285South Lexington SchoolLexingtonLexington City SchoolsElementary30813.0:1
286Smith ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary59613.0:1
287GriftonGriftonPitt County SchoolsElementary39513.0:1
288United Community SchoolCharlotteUnited Community SchoolElementary25013.0:1
289Hayesville HighHayesvilleClay County SchoolsHigh36613.0:1
290Hunters Creek ElementaryJacksonvilleOnslow County SchoolsElementary58513.0:1
291Cumberland Road ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland County SchoolsElementary33713.0:1
292E M Yoder ElementaryMebaneAlamance-Burlington SchoolsElementary33613.0:1
293Piney Grove ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary44113.0:1
294The Downtown SchoolWinston SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsElementary45313.0:1
295Forest View ElementaryDurhamDurham Public SchoolsElementary66213.0:1
296Aquadale ElementaryNorwoodStanly County SchoolsElementary37913.0:1
297Millbrook ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary53413.0:1
298Shining Rock Classical AcademyWaynesvilleShining Rock Classical AcademyCombined61613.0:1
299East Yancey MiddleBurnsvilleYancey County SchoolsMiddle25913.0:1
300Creech Road ElementaryGarnerWake County SchoolsElementary54913.0:1
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