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The counties with the highest student-to-teacher ratios

2,655 counties

US counties ranked by the highest county-wide student-to-teacher ratio. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked district is at 13.9:1.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsRatio
1Elk CountyKS52,56346.2:1
2Denali BoroughAK41,07340.0:1
3Wheeler CountyOR32,59936.7:1
4Fairbanks North Star BoroughAK3623,77732.6:1
5Oneida CountyID58,70230.7:1
6Glades CountyFL71,85229.3:1
7Mitchell CountyTX51,28829.1:1
8Iron CountyUT2115,28526.8:1
9Lander CountyNV41,05925.2:1
10Garfield CountyUT101,62823.6:1
11Sacramento CountyCA382259,34222.9:1
12Riverside CountyCA513424,87222.8:1
13Washington CountyUT6341,35622.8:1
14Orange CountyCA630430,45822.7:1
15Pecos CountyTX1214,03322.7:1
16San Benito CountyCA2611,63322.7:1
17Solano CountyCA10460,76522.6:1
18Ventura CountyCA228147,84122.5:1
19Utah CountyUT194164,46722.4:1
20Contra Costa CountyCA273167,42322.3:1
21Davis CountyUT11081,11022.3:1
22El Dorado CountyCA6734,70622.3:1
23San Diego CountyCA749467,43722.3:1
24Wasatch CountyUT109,10822.2:1
25Kern CountyCA271197,43122.1:1
26Amador CountyCA144,05022.0:1
27Cache CountyUT4328,29122.0:1
28Calaveras CountyCA225,26122.0:1
29San Bernardino CountyCA563393,64822.0:1
30San Joaquin CountyCA243153,02622.0:1
31Uintah CountyUT167,40322.0:1
32Davidson CountyTN17386,00521.9:1
33Hendry CountyFL137,59221.9:1
34Placer CountyCA11870,59021.9:1
35Tooele CountyUT3018,52121.9:1
36Napa CountyCA4018,55721.7:1
37Stanislaus CountyCA184106,47721.7:1
38Merced CountyCA10759,45621.6:1
39Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaAK293,27321.6:1
40Alameda CountyCA373210,51121.5:1
41Yuma CountyAZ7238,80021.5:1
42Los Angeles CountyCA2,1741,265,90721.3:1
43Monterey CountyCA14073,84521.3:1
44Morton CountyKS71,68821.3:1
45Box Elder CountyUT2312,99721.1:1
46Kings CountyCA6328,74221.1:1
47San Francisco CountyCA12456,50521.1:1
48Santa Cruz CountyCA7936,31621.1:1
49Shelby CountyTN270154,20921.1:1
50Sutter CountyCA4323,78421.1:1

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Alaska 19Alabama 65Arkansas 65Arizona 15California 55Colorado 41Connecticut 9District of Columbia 1Delaware 3Florida 65Georgia 137Guam 1Hawaii 4Iowa 90Idaho 35Illinois 89Indiana 91Kansas 61Kentucky 110Louisiana 60Massachusetts 13Maryland 24Maine 16Michigan 73Minnesota 80Missouri 101Mississippi 73Montana 29North Carolina 98North Dakota 18Nebraska 47New Hampshire 10New Jersey 21New Mexico 25Nevada 11New York 61Ohio 88Oklahoma 66Oregon 33Pennsylvania 64Puerto Rico 72Rhode Island 5South Carolina 44South Dakota 31Tennessee 6Texas 196Utah 25Virginia 118US Virgin Islands 2Vermont 12Washington 37Wisconsin 70West Virginia 49Wyoming 21

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