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The public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Alabama

Across Alabama, 1,267 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Wilkerson Middle School leads the list at 35.3:1, against a median of 17.2:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,267

Alabama

Top Students/teacher

35.3:1

Median Students/teacher

17.2:1

HIGHEST RATIO · ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Wilkerson Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	424	35.3:1
2	University Charter School Elementary	Livingston, AL	University Charter School	Elementary	407	31.3:1
3	Madison City School PreK Center	Madison, AL	Madison City	Elementary	252	28.6:1
4	Martha Gaskins K5	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	537	26.9:1
5	Aliceville High School	Aliceville, AL	Pickens County	High	338	26.8:1
6	LEAD Academy Building B	Montgomery, AL	LEAD Academy	Combined	394	26.3:1
7	Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy	Mobile, AL	Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts	High	235	26.1:1
8	Daleville Middle School	Dalevile, AL	Daleville City	Middle	302	25.2:1
9	Central Elementary School	Hayneville, AL	Lowndes County	Elementary	200	25.0:1
10	LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute	Montgomery, AL	LIFE Academy	Elementary	599	25.0:1
11	Huffman Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	384	24.0:1
12	Moody Middle School	Moody, AL	St Clair County	Middle	573	23.9:1
13	Floyd Elementary School	Gadsden, AL	Gadsden City	Elementary	384	23.9:1
14	Lott Middle School	Citronelle, AL	Mobile County	Middle	427	23.7:1
15	i3 Academy Phase 2	Birmingham, AL	i3 Academy	Middle	400	23.5:1
16	Tuggle Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	423	23.5:1
17	Sophia P Kingston Elementary School	Selma, AL	Selma City	Elementary	305	23.5:1
18	Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	750	23.4:1
19	Jemison Intermediate School	Jemison, AL	Chilton County	Middle	468	23.4:1
20	Locust Fork High School	Locust Fork, AL	Blount County	High	417	23.3:1
21	Grant Elementary School	Prichard, AL	Mobile County	Elementary	285	23.2:1
22	Rehobeth Elementary School	Rehobeth, AL	Houston County	Middle	590	22.7:1
23	Leeds Elementary School	Leeds, AL	Leeds City	Elementary	678	22.6:1
24	Moores Mill Intermediate School	New Market, AL	Madison County	Elementary	675	22.5:1
25	Hampton Cove Middle School	Hampton Cove, AL	Huntsville City	Middle	785	22.4:1
26	Greenwood Elementary School	Bessemer, AL	Bessemer City	Elementary	290	22.3:1
27	Inglenook School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	312	22.3:1
28	Huffman Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	779	22.3:1
29	South Dale Middle School	Pinckard, AL	Dale County	Middle	412	22.2:1
30	Munford Middle School	Munford, AL	Talladega County	Middle	308	22.1:1
31	University Charter School Secondary	Livingston, AL	University Charter School	High	309	22.1:1
32	Green Acres Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	309	22.1:1
33	Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	330	22.0:1
34	Orchard Elementary School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Elementary	622	22.0:1
35	Williams Middle School	Huntsville, AL	Huntsville City	Middle	659	22.0:1
36	Southlawn Elementary School	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	Elementary	395	21.9:1
37	Parker High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	942	21.9:1
38	Duncanville Middle School	Duncanville, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Middle	460	21.9:1
39	Odenville Middle School	Odenville, AL	St Clair County	Middle	534	21.9:1
40	Gordo High School	Gordo, AL	Pickens County	High	473	21.9:1
41	Kate D Smith DAR Elementary School	Grant, AL	Marshall County	Elementary	546	21.8:1
42	Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School	Alexander City, AL	Alexander City	Elementary	436	21.8:1
43	Jemison High School	Jemison, AL	Chilton County	High	702	21.8:1
44	Glen Iris Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	827	21.8:1
45	Bessemer City High School	Bessemer, AL	Bessemer City	High	760	21.7:1
46	John Will Elementary School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Elementary	549	21.7:1
47	Jones Valley Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	465	21.6:1
48	Meridianville Middle School	Hazel Green, AL	Madison County	Middle	1,100	21.6:1
49	Rucker Boulevard Elementary School	Enterprise, AL	Enterprise City	Elementary	517	21.5:1
50	West Point Intermediate School	Vinemont, AL	Cullman County	Elementary	250	21.5:1

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