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

37 counties

Washington 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.

#	County	State	Schools	Students	Ratio
1	Benton County	WA	66	38,191	18.8:1
2	Grant County	WA	59	20,494	18.6:1
3	Clallam County	WA	28	10,741	18.5:1
4	Snohomish County	WA	216	118,688	18.5:1
5	Thurston County	WA	84	44,412	18.5:1
6	Clark County	WA	145	74,406	18.3:1
7	Pierce County	WA	269	138,462	18.2:1
8	Okanogan County	WA	36	11,538	18.1:1
9	Yakima County	WA	113	52,145	18.1:1
10	King County	WA	509	278,492	18.0:1
11	Cowlitz County	WA	47	17,080	17.7:1
12	Douglas County	WA	21	7,221	17.7:1
13	Asotin County	WA	12	3,152	17.6:1
14	Jefferson County	WA	12	2,670	17.6:1
15	Lewis County	WA	42	12,548	17.6:1
16	Adams County	WA	17	5,324	17.5:1
17	Kitsap County	WA	74	34,233	17.4:1
18	Whatcom County	WA	76	27,779	17.4:1
19	Island County	WA	21	8,561	17.3:1
20	Franklin County	WA	39	21,403	17.2:1
21	Skagit County	WA	51	18,298	17.2:1
22	Grays Harbor County	WA	45	10,564	16.9:1
23	Kittitas County	WA	20	5,387	16.9:1
24	Chelan County	WA	42	12,965	16.8:1
25	Spokane County	WA	178	76,588	16.5:1
26	Skamania County	WA	12	1,794	16.4:1
27	Stevens County	WA	39	7,726	16.3:1
28	Pacific County	WA	16	3,243	16.2:1
29	Walla Walla County	WA	31	8,516	16.2:1
30	Mason County	WA	23	8,539	16.1:1
31	San Juan County	WA	16	1,817	15.9:1
32	Ferry County	WA	11	1,102	15.8:1
33	Klickitat County	WA	21	2,803	15.3:1
34	Pend Oreille County	WA	11	1,825	14.9:1
35	Whitman County	WA	28	4,753	13.9:1
36	Lincoln County	WA	18	2,233	13.0:1
37	Columbia County	WA	6	1,144	12.0:1

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