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The public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Denver County, Colorado

34 public high schools in Denver County, Colorado appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. East High School leads the list at 21.2:1, against a median of 14.2:1 across the ranked schools.

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Denver County, Colorado

Top Students/teacher

21.2:1

Median Students/teacher

14.2:1

HIGHEST RATIO · DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	East High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	2,476	21.2:1
2	George Washington High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,326	20.5:1
3	Denver School of the Arts	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,044	20.2:1
4	Thomas Jefferson High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,390	19.6:1
5	South High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,950	19.4:1
6	Emily Griffith High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	311	18.8:1
7	Northfield High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	2,137	18.4:1
8	Excel Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	227	18.4:1
9	Vista Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	291	18.2:1
10	North High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,653	17.4:1
11	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,027	15.9:1
12	DSST: Cedar High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	546	15.7:1
13	Northeast Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	507	15.6:1
14	Montbello High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,112	15.5:1
15	Manual High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	348	15.4:1
16	Colorado High School Charter - GES	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	209	14.9:1
17	Bruce Randolph School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	663	14.6:1
18	John F Kennedy High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	681	13.9:1
19	DSST: Elevate Northeast High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	545	13.8:1
20	KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	555	13.7:1
21	Denver Center for International Studies	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	354	13.6:1
22	DSST: Conservatory Green High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	556	13.6:1
23	Abraham Lincoln High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	965	13.3:1
24	Rocky Mountain Prep RISE	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	586	12.7:1
25	DSST: Montview High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	562	12.3:1
26	West High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	519	12.3:1
27	Summit Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	236	12.2:1
28	KIPP Denver Collegiate High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	477	12.0:1
29	DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	562	11.7:1
30	DSST: College View High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	533	11.3:1
31	Career Education Center Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	468	10.7:1
32	Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	604	10.3:1
33	DSST: Cole High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	287	10.0:1
34	Colorado High School Charter	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	206	9.8:1

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