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Iowa: the counties with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios

90 counties

Iowa public school districts ranked by the lowest county-wide student-to-teacher ratio. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsRatio
1Monona CountyIA71,21011.4:1
2Wayne CountyIA61,03211.5:1
3Emmet CountyIA41,29711.7:1
4Clarke CountyIA51,67212.3:1
5Louisa CountyIA92,16512.3:1
6Tama CountyIA102,77012.3:1
7Calhoun CountyIA51,47212.4:1
8Wright CountyIA72,45112.4:1
9Grundy CountyIA112,33412.5:1
10Henry CountyIA133,23012.5:1
11Howard CountyIA61,45212.5:1
12Jackson CountyIA92,62812.5:1
13Union CountyIA61,74612.5:1
14Allamakee CountyIA112,18312.6:1
15Delaware CountyIA102,57112.7:1
16Fayette CountyIA143,22212.7:1
17Guthrie CountyIA91,85812.7:1
18Cedar CountyIA133,03012.9:1
19Clinton CountyIA187,12912.9:1
20Dubuque CountyIA2613,16412.9:1
21Washington CountyIA133,82012.9:1
22Cherokee CountyIA82,04813.0:1
23Iowa CountyIA102,58013.0:1
24Jefferson CountyIA61,97413.0:1
25Jones CountyIA102,69313.0:1
26Taylor CountyIA41,04113.0:1
27Winneshiek CountyIA102,43413.0:1
28Boone CountyIA133,73513.1:1
29Cass CountyIA113,95713.1:1
30Clayton CountyIA113,62513.1:1
31Fremont CountyIA81,10413.1:1
32Hardin CountyIA143,07313.1:1
33Keokuk CountyIA61,06313.1:1
34O'Brien CountyIA92,37713.1:1
35Butler CountyIA112,12013.2:1
36Mahaska CountyIA82,75713.2:1
37Page CountyIA112,55713.2:1
38Appanoose CountyIA81,76713.3:1
39Winnebago CountyIA92,19013.3:1
40Sioux CountyIA185,32113.4:1
41Chickasaw CountyIA72,05513.5:1
42Dickinson CountyIA93,00513.5:1
43Lyon CountyIA82,15713.5:1
44Humboldt CountyIA61,53013.6:1
45Muscatine CountyIA156,52713.6:1
46Sac CountyIA61,36213.6:1
47Shelby CountyIA61,87713.6:1
48Carroll CountyIA102,91213.7:1
49Des Moines CountyIA155,63213.7:1
50Black Hawk CountyIA3418,22413.8:1

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