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The counties with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios

2,655 counties

US counties ranked by the lowest county-wide student-to-teacher ratio. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked district is at 13.9:1.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsRatio
1Cameron ParishLA51,1208.0:1
2Daviess CountyMO111,0788.1:1
3Montgomery CountyAR51,1388.1:1
4Quebradillas MunicipioPR61,8238.3:1
5Stone CountyAR71,5698.3:1
6Genesee CountyNY217,8008.4:1
7Guánica MunicipioPR71,0898.4:1
8Pulaski CountyAR12964,1248.4:1
9Salinas MunicipioPR92,1408.4:1
10Yates CountyNY62,0978.4:1
11Manatí MunicipioPR102,3078.5:1
12Orleans CountyNY135,7678.5:1
13Allegany CountyNY185,5898.6:1
14Cattaraugus CountyNY2911,2288.6:1
15Conway CountyAR103,3138.6:1
16Patillas MunicipioPR61,3028.6:1
17Toa Baja MunicipioPR154,0848.7:1
18Bienville ParishLA71,7998.8:1
19Caldwell CountyMO141,4418.8:1
20Cayey MunicipioPR133,5988.8:1
21Washington CountyNY257,8738.8:1
22Delaware CountyNY215,3078.9:1
23Essex CountyNY163,7468.9:1
24Walsh CountyND111,9118.9:1
25Arecibo MunicipioPR206,6279.0:1
26Ciales MunicipioPR71,6339.0:1
27Hansford CountyTX71,2299.0:1
28San Juan MunicipioPR8921,1549.0:1
29Boone CountyAR175,8189.1:1
30Chicot CountyAR71,1479.1:1
31Coos CountyNH223,2549.1:1
32Hancock CountyME345,9389.1:1
33Jones CountyTX142,5729.1:1
34McLean CountyND151,9069.1:1
35Orocovis MunicipioPR102,2929.1:1
36Wayne CountyNY3713,0689.1:1
37Wyoming CountyNY134,1599.1:1
38Barceloneta MunicipioPR51,6369.2:1
39Carroll CountyMO111,2689.2:1
40Chautauqua CountyNY5017,0569.2:1
41Franklin CountyNY206,7249.2:1
42Howard CountyAR92,8259.2:1
43Lee CountySC71,4859.2:1
44Naranjito MunicipioPR113,2069.2:1
45Ouachita CountyAR93,2689.2:1
46Pike CountyAR72,0939.2:1
47Seneca CountyNY113,6129.2:1
48Thurston CountyNE112,1469.2:1
49Windham CountyVT274,8399.2:1
50Bayamón MunicipioPR4312,7319.3:1

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