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California: the counties with the highest student-to-teacher ratios

55 counties

California public school districts ranked by the highest county-wide student-to-teacher ratio. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsRatio
1Sacramento CountyCA382259,34222.9:1
2Riverside CountyCA513424,87222.8:1
3Orange CountyCA630430,45822.7:1
4San Benito CountyCA2611,63322.7:1
5Solano CountyCA10460,76522.6:1
6Ventura CountyCA228147,84122.5:1
7Contra Costa CountyCA273167,42322.3:1
8El Dorado CountyCA6734,70622.3:1
9San Diego CountyCA749467,43722.3:1
10Kern CountyCA271197,43122.1:1
11Amador CountyCA144,05022.0:1
12Calaveras CountyCA225,26122.0:1
13San Bernardino CountyCA563393,64822.0:1
14San Joaquin CountyCA243153,02622.0:1
15Placer CountyCA11870,59021.9:1
16Napa CountyCA4018,55721.7:1
17Stanislaus CountyCA184106,47721.7:1
18Merced CountyCA10759,45621.6:1
19Alameda CountyCA373210,51121.5:1
20Los Angeles CountyCA2,1741,265,90721.3:1
21Monterey CountyCA14073,84521.3:1
22Kings CountyCA6328,74221.1:1
23San Francisco CountyCA12456,50521.1:1
24Santa Cruz CountyCA7936,31621.1:1
25Sutter CountyCA4323,78421.1:1
26Imperial CountyCA7236,51321.0:1
27Tulare CountyCA192101,49421.0:1
28Lake CountyCA3810,16720.9:1
29Santa Clara CountyCA401230,05920.9:1
30Yolo CountyCA6229,82020.9:1
31Yuba CountyCA4116,04520.8:1
32Fresno CountyCA352206,07220.7:1
33San Luis Obispo CountyCA8233,33920.7:1
34Santa Barbara CountyCA12066,19120.4:1
35Del Norte CountyCA144,00320.0:1
36Nevada CountyCA4113,56119.9:1
37Sonoma CountyCA17063,38919.9:1
38Butte CountyCA8729,73019.8:1
39Madera CountyCA7632,25119.8:1
40Shasta CountyCA9026,63919.8:1
41Tehama CountyCA4010,94819.8:1
42San Mateo CountyCA16982,40319.7:1
43Glenn CountyCA216,25219.6:1
44Lassen CountyCA223,75719.4:1
45Colusa CountyCA214,73219.2:1
46Marin CountyCA7129,86718.9:1
47Tuolumne CountyCA255,72418.6:1
48Humboldt CountyCA9117,31918.1:1
49Mendocino CountyCA6312,73817.8:1
50Mariposa CountyCA151,89317.5:1

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