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Virginia: the counties with the highest student-to-teacher ratios

118 counties

Virginia 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
1Giles CountyVA63,57517.3:1
2Prince George CountyVA76,22017.3:1
3Winchester cityVA85,23516.7:1
4Manassas cityVA107,99616.3:1
5Newport News cityVA4025,88215.9:1
6Mecklenburg CountyVA63,90715.8:1
7King George CountyVA54,59115.7:1
8Prince William CountyVA9489,59115.7:1
9Radford cityVA53,32115.6:1
10Henrico CountyVA7051,75315.5:1
11Orange CountyVA95,07415.5:1
12Culpeper CountyVA118,38115.3:1
13Fredericksburg cityVA53,62915.3:1
14Manassas Park cityVA43,39215.3:1
15York CountyVA1913,10515.3:1
16Alexandria cityVA1816,57515.1:1
17Spotsylvania CountyVA2924,03615.1:1
18Suffolk cityVA1914,56515.1:1
19Virginia Beach cityVA8264,73115.0:1
20Fairfax cityVA45,33414.9:1
21New Kent CountyVA53,57214.9:1
22Caroline CountyVA54,60014.8:1
23Bedford CountyVA198,93014.7:1
24Buckingham CountyVA51,86814.6:1
25Patrick CountyVA72,27614.6:1
26Petersburg cityVA74,58214.6:1
27Greene CountyVA52,78114.5:1
28Henry CountyVA136,91614.5:1
29Arlington CountyVA3627,95014.4:1
30Brunswick CountyVA51,36914.3:1
31Frederick CountyVA1813,57414.3:1
32James City CountyVA139,71514.3:1
33Shenandoah CountyVA95,70314.3:1
34Chesapeake cityVA4540,60714.1:1
35Clarke CountyVA41,88314.1:1
36King William CountyVA62,95714.1:1
37Poquoson cityVA42,03014.1:1
38Prince Edward CountyVA31,84514.1:1
39Williamsburg cityVA31,65614.1:1
40Hampton cityVA3019,47214.0:1
41Portsmouth cityVA2212,90514.0:1
42Roanoke CountyVA2513,15414.0:1
43Rockingham CountyVA2211,39714.0:1
44Albemarle CountyVA2213,43813.9:1
45Augusta CountyVA2010,74213.9:1
46Chesterfield CountyVA6564,19413.9:1
47Fluvanna CountyVA43,31513.9:1
48Harrisonburg cityVA116,93413.9:1
49Galax cityVA31,43413.8:1
50Hopewell cityVA63,94913.8:1

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