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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 county is at 13.9:1. Showing ranks 851 to 900.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsRatio
851Dawson CountyGA74,29615.1:1
852Denver CountyCO20091,23315.1:1
853Fremont CountyCO134,64015.1:1
854Harris CountyGA75,66315.1:1
855Hidalgo CountyTX335212,85915.1:1
856Houston CountyGA3830,93915.1:1
857Howard CountyIN2812,78615.1:1
858Jessamine CountyKY138,33115.1:1
859LaPorte CountyIN3615,51515.1:1
860Latimer CountyOK81,40315.1:1
861Madison CountyIL7135,25315.1:1
862Marquette CountyMI257,65715.1:1
863McCreary CountyKY52,66815.1:1
864McDowell CountyNC165,71215.1:1
865McIntosh CountyOK112,77915.1:1
866Spotsylvania CountyVA2924,03615.1:1
867Suffolk cityVA1914,56515.1:1
868Todd CountyKY71,88615.1:1
869Washington CountyWI3417,74615.1:1
870Aiken CountySC4124,28015.0:1
871Aransas CountyTX42,91315.0:1
872Bell CountyTX11571,04115.0:1
873Berrien CountyGA53,06115.0:1
874Cameron CountyTX17497,39215.0:1
875Chisago CountyMN237,66815.0:1
876Clay CountyFL4938,80615.0:1
877Collin CountyTX291227,57515.0:1
878Crawford CountyMI51,65915.0:1
879Douglas CountyKS2813,76615.0:1
880Franklin CountyKY177,12115.0:1
881Hall CountyNE2712,20315.0:1
882Harrison CountyMS4830,52115.0:1
883Hart CountyGA53,74315.0:1
884Henderson CountyNC2513,57215.0:1
885Henry CountyKY82,99015.0:1
886Hocking CountyOH83,45915.0:1
887Holmes CountyFL83,01315.0:1
888Jefferson CountyTX7742,82515.0:1
889Jersey CountyIL62,37715.0:1
890Kershaw CountySC1711,24715.0:1
891Lake CountyMN41,28615.0:1
892Lewis CountyWV62,22615.0:1
893Liberty CountyFL71,26415.0:1
894Livingston ParishLA4327,20915.0:1
895Matagorda CountyTX167,19915.0:1
896Meigs CountyOH82,98815.0:1
897Monroe CountyGA64,82415.0:1
898Nobles CountyMN175,28415.0:1
899Perquimans CountyNC41,78615.0:1
900Polk CountyTX187,04515.0:1

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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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