North Carolina: the school districts with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios

116 districts

North Carolina public school districts ranked by the lowest district-wide student-to-teacher ratio. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#	District	State	Schools	Students	Ratio
1	Madison County Schools	NC	7	2,063	12.1:1
2	Transylvania County Schools	NC	9	3,205	12.2:1
3	Alleghany County Schools	NC	4	1,352	12.6:1
4	Watauga County Schools	NC	11	4,658	13.0:1
5	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	NC	20	11,392	13.2:1
6	Asheville City Schools	NC	9	4,177	13.3:1
7	Pamlico County Schools	NC	4	1,130	13.3:1
8	Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	NC	2	655	13.6:1
9	Mitchell County Schools	NC	9	2,362	13.6:1
10	Greene County Schools	NC	6	2,699	13.8:1
11	Northampton County Schools	NC	6	1,251	13.8:1
12	Yancey County Schools	NC	7	2,148	13.9:1
13	Avery County Schools	NC	8	1,782	14.0:1
14	Chatham County Schools	NC	21	8,987	14.0:1
15	Jones County Schools	NC	5	1,016	14.0:1
16	Graham County Schools	NC	3	1,096	14.1:1
17	Halifax County Schools	NC	11	2,150	14.1:1
18	Polk County Schools	NC	7	2,110	14.1:1
19	Bertie County Schools	NC	7	1,819	14.2:1
20	Scotland County Schools	NC	10	5,416	14.2:1
21	Clay County Schools	NC	4	1,322	14.4:1
22	Dare County Schools	NC	11	4,968	14.4:1
23	Lexington City Schools	NC	7	2,953	14.5:1
24	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	NC	79	51,745	14.5:1
25	Mount Airy City Schools	NC	4	1,786	14.6:1
26	Stokes County Schools	NC	19	5,758	14.6:1
27	Washington County Schools	NC	5	1,317	14.7:1
28	Cherokee County Schools	NC	13	2,992	14.8:1
29	Edenton-Chowan Schools	NC	4	1,767	14.8:1
30	Elkin City Schools	NC	4	1,329	15.0:1
31	Henderson County Schools	NC	23	12,619	15.0:1
32	Perquimans County Schools	NC	4	1,786	15.0:1
33	McDowell County Schools	NC	16	5,712	15.1:1
34	Newton Conover City Schools	NC	7	2,654	15.1:1
35	Buncombe County Schools	NC	45	22,452	15.2:1
36	Caswell County Schools	NC	6	2,098	15.2:1
37	Durham Public Schools	NC	55	31,797	15.2:1
38	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	NC	2	3,810	15.2:1
39	Ashe County Schools	NC	6	2,676	15.3:1
40	Guilford County Schools	NC	123	68,535	15.3:1
41	Stanly County Schools	NC	23	8,743	15.3:1
42	Wilkes County Schools	NC	22	8,547	15.3:1
43	New Hanover County Schools	NC	42	24,791	15.4:1
44	Orange County Schools	NC	13	6,982	15.4:1
45	Surry County Schools	NC	20	7,318	15.4:1
46	Wake County Schools	NC	198	163,176	15.4:1
47	Camden County Schools	NC	5	1,918	15.5:1
48	Franklin County Schools	NC	16	7,978	15.5:1
49	Lenoir County Public Schools	NC	17	8,331	15.5:1
50	Asheboro City Schools	NC	8	4,405	15.6:1

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