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 151 to 200.

#	County	State	Schools	Students	Ratio
151	Grant County	WA	59	20,494	18.6:1
152	Montcalm County	MI	29	11,168	18.6:1
153	Tuolumne County	CA	25	5,724	18.6:1
154	Chilton County	AL	12	7,921	18.5:1
155	Clallam County	WA	28	10,741	18.5:1
156	Highlands County	FL	22	12,040	18.5:1
157	Linn County	OR	48	17,916	18.5:1
158	Midland County	TX	50	35,119	18.5:1
159	Snohomish County	WA	216	118,688	18.5:1
160	Thurston County	WA	84	44,412	18.5:1
161	Coffee County	AL	16	10,168	18.4:1
162	Dale County	AL	14	6,437	18.4:1
163	Geauga County	OH	22	9,939	18.4:1
164	Kootenai County	ID	52	23,554	18.4:1
165	Marion County	OH	24	12,492	18.4:1
166	Muskingum County	OH	31	14,311	18.4:1
167	Orange County	FL	275	216,813	18.4:1
168	Alachua County	FL	61	29,618	18.3:1
169	Beaver County	UT	7	1,471	18.3:1
170	Branch County	MI	16	6,546	18.3:1
171	Canyon County	ID	81	44,048	18.3:1
172	Clark County	WA	145	74,406	18.3:1
173	Lapeer County	MI	27	10,962	18.3:1
174	Shelby County	OH	22	7,812	18.3:1
175	St. Clair County	AL	26	13,737	18.3:1
176	Ada County	ID	152	80,006	18.2:1
177	Benton County	OR	26	9,268	18.2:1
178	Breckinridge County	KY	8	5,362	18.2:1
179	Elko County	NV	37	9,984	18.2:1
180	Elmore County	ID	15	4,507	18.2:1
181	Harney County	OR	15	2,240	18.2:1
182	Long County	GA	5	4,724	18.2:1
183	Pierce County	WA	269	138,462	18.2:1
184	Pinal County	AZ	124	63,837	18.2:1
185	Santa Rosa County	FL	37	29,382	18.2:1
186	Stark County	OH	97	53,798	18.2:1
187	Talladega County	AL	26	10,973	18.2:1
188	Val Verde County	TX	18	10,448	18.2:1
189	Washington County	OR	135	79,469	18.2:1
190	Webster County	KY	6	2,165	18.2:1
191	Adams County	CO	167	87,938	18.1:1
192	Clinton County	OH	16	6,856	18.1:1
193	Columbia County	OR	23	6,932	18.1:1
194	Erie County	OH	27	12,434	18.1:1
195	Escambia County	AL	14	5,240	18.1:1
196	Humboldt County	CA	91	17,319	18.1:1
197	Okanogan County	WA	36	11,538	18.1:1
198	Okeechobee County	FL	12	6,206	18.1:1
199	Yadkin County	NC	14	5,174	18.1:1
200	Yakima County	WA	113	52,145	18.1:1

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54 states

Alaska 19 Alabama 65 Arkansas 65 Arizona 15 California 55 Colorado 41 Connecticut 9 District of Columbia 1 Delaware 3 Florida 65 Georgia 137 Guam 1 Hawaii 4 Iowa 90 Idaho 35 Illinois 89 Indiana 91 Kansas 61 Kentucky 110 Louisiana 60 Massachusetts 13 Maryland 24 Maine 16 Michigan 73 Minnesota 80 Missouri 101 Mississippi 73 Montana 29 North Carolina 98 North Dakota 18 Nebraska 47 New Hampshire 10 New Jersey 21 New Mexico 25 Nevada 11 New York 61 Ohio 88 Oklahoma 66 Oregon 33 Pennsylvania 64 Puerto Rico 72 Rhode Island 5 South Carolina 44 South Dakota 31 Tennessee 6 Texas 196 Utah 25 Virginia 118 US Virgin Islands 2 Vermont 12 Washington 37 Wisconsin 70 West Virginia 49 Wyoming 21

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