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North Carolina: the counties with the highest student-to-teacher ratios

98 counties

North Carolina 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
1Nash CountyNC2514,28520.3:1
2Currituck CountyNC114,65119.2:1
3Rutherford CountyNC209,20518.8:1
4Yadkin CountyNC145,17418.1:1
5Pender CountyNC1911,07318.0:1
6Wayne CountyNC3618,48118.0:1
7Moore CountyNC2614,70817.8:1
8Johnston CountyNC5141,00417.6:1
9Richmond CountyNC156,50417.6:1
10Caldwell CountyNC2610,92017.5:1
11Rowan CountyNC3418,91717.5:1
12Craven CountyNC2712,52617.4:1
13Catawba CountyNC4422,39217.3:1
14Harnett CountyNC3120,61117.3:1
15Person CountyNC155,65917.3:1
16Columbus CountyNC198,38617.2:1
17Rockingham CountyNC2612,29917.2:1
18Davie CountyNC136,11617.1:1
19Iredell CountyNC5131,90617.0:1
20Jackson CountyNC113,82317.0:1
21Cumberland CountyNC8850,81516.9:1
22Granville CountyNC188,37616.9:1
23Mecklenburg CountyNC221170,40716.9:1
24Union CountyNC5845,93416.9:1
25Alamance CountyNC4125,73716.8:1
26Anson CountyNC92,92416.7:1
27Sampson CountyNC2311,00116.7:1
28Alexander CountyNC114,34416.6:1
29Cabarrus CountyNC5643,27816.6:1
30Haywood CountyNC167,09216.6:1
31Brunswick CountyNC2215,06916.5:1
32Franklin CountyNC1911,61416.5:1
33Montgomery CountyNC123,81816.5:1
34Robeson CountyNC3921,62516.4:1
35Bladen CountyNC144,75616.3:1
36Davidson CountyNC4723,69616.3:1
37Duplin CountyNC139,82216.3:1
38Beaufort CountyNC146,03016.2:1
39Vance CountyNC187,49516.2:1
40Warren CountyNC71,68716.2:1
41Burke CountyNC2912,36016.1:1
42Cleveland CountyNC2915,68216.1:1
43Gaston CountyNC6035,89816.1:1
44Lincoln CountyNC2414,42816.1:1
45Gates CountyNC51,41016.0:1
46Onslow CountyNC4027,50116.0:1
47Pasquotank CountyNC145,77416.0:1
48Edgecombe CountyNC248,57315.8:1
49Hoke CountyNC148,73215.8:1
50Guilford CountyNC13779,53915.7:1

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