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

98 counties

North Carolina 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 county is at 15.8:1. Showing ranks 51 to 98.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsRatio
51Hertford CountyNC72,36715.7:1
52Lee CountyNC2010,64115.7:1
53Macon CountyNC124,46915.7:1
54Martin CountyNC123,96715.7:1
55Pitt CountyNC4225,20215.7:1
56Randolph CountyNC4221,65615.7:1
57Carteret CountyNC188,05315.6:1
58Lenoir CountyNC188,48015.6:1
59Wilson CountyNC2912,48215.6:1
60Camden CountyNC51,91815.5:1
61Durham CountyNC7146,10915.5:1
62Wake CountyNC226184,79015.5:1
63Halifax CountyNC236,80315.4:1
64Stanly CountyNC249,47115.4:1
65Ashe CountyNC62,67615.3:1
66New Hanover CountyNC5027,46015.3:1
67Wilkes CountyNC228,54715.3:1
68Caswell CountyNC62,09815.2:1
69Surry CountyNC3011,13915.2:1
70McDowell CountyNC165,71215.1:1
71Henderson CountyNC2513,57215.0:1
72Perquimans CountyNC41,78615.0:1
73Cherokee CountyNC132,99214.8:1
74Chowan CountyNC41,76714.8:1
75Forsyth CountyNC8555,90214.8:1
76Buncombe CountyNC6129,90814.7:1
77Stokes CountyNC195,75814.6:1
78Clay CountyNC41,32214.4:1
79Dare CountyNC114,96814.4:1
80Bertie CountyNC71,81914.2:1
81Scotland CountyNC105,41614.2:1
82Graham CountyNC31,09614.1:1
83Northampton CountyNC62,24614.1:1
84Polk CountyNC72,11014.1:1
85Washington CountyNC61,58614.1:1
86Jones CountyNC51,01614.0:1
87Pamlico CountyNC51,62814.0:1
88Orange CountyNC3519,58213.9:1
89Yancey CountyNC72,14813.9:1
90Greene CountyNC62,69913.8:1
91Chatham CountyNC2410,37413.5:1
92Avery CountyNC102,02513.3:1
93Mitchell CountyNC82,24913.3:1
94Watauga CountyNC124,82113.0:1
95Alleghany CountyNC41,35212.6:1
96Transylvania CountyNC103,64012.5:1
97Madison CountyNC72,06312.1:1
98Swain CountyNC93,39310.9:1

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