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The public K-12 schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Colorado

Across Colorado, 12 public K-12 schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Sierra Grande K-12 School leads the list at 21.7:1, against a median of 16.3:1 across the ranked schools.

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Colorado

Top Students/teacher

21.7:1

Median Students/teacher

16.3:1

HIGHEST RATIO · COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Sierra Grande K-12 School	BLANCA, CO	Sierra Grande School District No. R-30	Combined	307	21.7:1
2	York International	THORNTON, CO	Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St	Combined	776	19.4:1
3	Aurora Central Campus	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	Combined	2,468	17.9:1
4	Fruita 8/9 School	FRUITA, CO	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Combined	591	17.8:1
5	Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction	GRAND JUNCTION, CO	State Charter School Institute	Combined	457	17.4:1
6	Hoehne Schools	TRINIDAD, CO	Hoehne Reorganized School District No. 3	Combined	271	16.4:1
7	Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning	DENVER, CO	DENVER 1	Combined	382	16.2:1
8	Cheraw School	CHERAW, CO	Cheraw School District No. 31 in the county of Otero and S	Combined	209	15.4:1
9	Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	Combined	670	15.4:1
10	Polaris Expeditionary Learning School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Combined	406	15.3:1
11	Holly School	HOLLY, CO	Holly School District No. Re-3	Combined	276	13.8:1
12	Genoa-Hugo School	HUGO, CO	Genoa-Hugo School District No. C-113	Combined	220	12.7:1

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