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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 201 to 250.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsRatio
201Yamhill CountyOR3414,72418.1:1
202Blount CountyAL178,98018.0:1
203Columbia CountyFL169,81518.0:1
204Elmore CountyAL2013,86718.0:1
205Greene CountyOH3922,42618.0:1
206King CountyWA509278,49218.0:1
207Lafayette ParishLA4835,90318.0:1
208Pender CountyNC1911,07318.0:1
209St. Johns CountyFL5852,89518.0:1
210Switzerland CountyIN41,42218.0:1
211Volusia CountyFL8761,76518.0:1
212Wayne CountyNC3618,48118.0:1
213Malheur CountyOR256,56617.9:1
214Manistee CountyMI136,51117.9:1
215Maverick CountyTX2413,82017.9:1
216Mecosta CountyMI175,21917.9:1
217Mobile CountyAL10059,07017.9:1
218Montgomery CountyAL5831,13117.9:1
219Seneca CountyOH185,33117.9:1
220Arapahoe CountyCO172115,50217.8:1
221Butler CountyAL62,69917.8:1
222Cass CountyMI236,25817.8:1
223Clark CountyIN3223,76517.8:1
224DeSoto CountyFL94,17117.8:1
225Houston CountyAL3015,12717.8:1
226Madison CountyAL8455,80017.8:1
227Maricopa CountyAZ1,167725,13917.8:1
228Marshall CountyAL3419,41617.8:1
229Mendocino CountyCA6312,73817.8:1
230Miami CountyOH3416,71917.8:1
231Monroe CountyMI5020,28617.8:1
232Moore CountyNC2614,70817.8:1
233Ross CountyOH2610,62517.8:1
234Broomfield CountyCO1611,84417.7:1
235Cherokee CountyAL73,86017.7:1
236Cowlitz CountyWA4717,08017.7:1
237Dallas CountyAL194,58417.7:1
238Douglas CountyWA217,22117.7:1
239Douglas CountyCO9263,84117.7:1
240Flagler CountyFL1113,52117.7:1
241Franklin CountyOH383195,35917.7:1
242Hernando CountyFL2923,73417.7:1
243Jackson CountyAL217,61617.7:1
244Licking CountyOH6129,81517.7:1
245Medina CountyOH4425,24317.7:1
246Rowan CountyKY113,45117.7:1
247Scott CountyIN93,87017.7:1
248Southeast Fairbanks Census AreaAK121,33517.7:1
249Tallapoosa CountyAL105,65817.7:1
250Wakulla CountyFL105,13817.7:1

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