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

90 counties

Iowa 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
1Ida CountyIA51,15616.3:1
2Monroe CountyIA51,12315.9:1
3Palo Alto CountyIA101,47215.7:1
4Dallas CountyIA4022,93815.4:1
5Polk CountyIA13277,43615.4:1
6Webster CountyIA114,67815.3:1
7Plymouth CountyIA164,21914.9:1
8Pottawattamie CountyIA3415,27014.9:1
9Warren CountyIA2010,47314.9:1
10Clay CountyIA62,14714.8:1
11Kossuth CountyIA81,95414.7:1
12Buena Vista CountyIA154,69114.6:1
13Linn CountyIA8136,48014.6:1
14Mills CountyIA62,44914.6:1
15Mitchell CountyIA61,63114.6:1
16Woodbury CountyIA3618,21014.6:1
17Bremer CountyIA205,34614.5:1
18Scott CountyIA4926,10014.5:1
19Story CountyIA2611,66514.5:1
20Wapello CountyIA186,89214.4:1
21Hamilton CountyIA82,43214.3:1
22Madison CountyIA103,35514.3:1
23Benton CountyIA123,91914.2:1
24Cerro Gordo CountyIA135,24814.2:1
25Greene CountyIA51,42514.2:1
26Lucas CountyIA41,24914.2:1
27Crawford CountyIA113,00714.1:1
28Hancock CountyIA61,56014.1:1
29Harrison CountyIA102,53514.1:1
30Lee CountyIA136,01414.1:1
31Montgomery CountyIA71,47314.1:1
32Floyd CountyIA82,15214.0:1
33Franklin CountyIA71,80014.0:1
34Johnson CountyIA4320,01914.0:1
35Marion CountyIA175,57114.0:1
36Marshall CountyIA176,90314.0:1
37Poweshiek CountyIA102,56614.0:1
38Buchanan CountyIA173,23113.9:1
39Jasper CountyIA185,66813.9:1
40Black Hawk CountyIA3418,22413.8:1
41Davis CountyIA41,14713.8:1
42Carroll CountyIA102,91213.7:1
43Des Moines CountyIA155,63213.7:1
44Humboldt CountyIA61,53013.6:1
45Muscatine CountyIA156,52713.6:1
46Sac CountyIA61,36213.6:1
47Shelby CountyIA61,87713.6:1
48Chickasaw CountyIA72,05513.5:1
49Dickinson CountyIA93,00513.5:1
50Lyon CountyIA82,15713.5:1

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