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North Carolina: the counties with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios

98 counties

North Carolina 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
1Swain CountyNC93,39310.9:1
2Madison CountyNC72,06312.1:1
3Transylvania CountyNC103,64012.5:1
4Alleghany CountyNC41,35212.6:1
5Watauga CountyNC124,82113.0:1
6Avery CountyNC102,02513.3:1
7Mitchell CountyNC82,24913.3:1
8Chatham CountyNC2410,37413.5:1
9Greene CountyNC62,69913.8:1
10Orange CountyNC3519,58213.9:1
11Yancey CountyNC72,14813.9:1
12Jones CountyNC51,01614.0:1
13Pamlico CountyNC51,62814.0:1
14Graham CountyNC31,09614.1:1
15Northampton CountyNC62,24614.1:1
16Polk CountyNC72,11014.1:1
17Washington CountyNC61,58614.1:1
18Bertie CountyNC71,81914.2:1
19Scotland CountyNC105,41614.2:1
20Clay CountyNC41,32214.4:1
21Dare CountyNC114,96814.4:1
22Stokes CountyNC195,75814.6:1
23Buncombe CountyNC6129,90814.7:1
24Cherokee CountyNC132,99214.8:1
25Chowan CountyNC41,76714.8:1
26Forsyth CountyNC8555,90214.8:1
27Henderson CountyNC2513,57215.0:1
28Perquimans CountyNC41,78615.0:1
29McDowell CountyNC165,71215.1:1
30Caswell CountyNC62,09815.2:1
31Surry CountyNC3011,13915.2:1
32Ashe CountyNC62,67615.3:1
33New Hanover CountyNC5027,46015.3:1
34Wilkes CountyNC228,54715.3:1
35Halifax CountyNC236,80315.4:1
36Stanly CountyNC249,47115.4:1
37Camden CountyNC51,91815.5:1
38Durham CountyNC7146,10915.5:1
39Wake CountyNC226184,79015.5:1
40Carteret CountyNC188,05315.6:1
41Lenoir CountyNC188,48015.6:1
42Wilson CountyNC2912,48215.6:1
43Guilford CountyNC13779,53915.7:1
44Hertford CountyNC72,36715.7:1
45Lee CountyNC2010,64115.7:1
46Macon CountyNC124,46915.7:1
47Martin CountyNC123,96715.7:1
48Pitt CountyNC4225,20215.7:1
49Randolph CountyNC4221,65615.7:1
50Edgecombe CountyNC248,57315.8:1

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