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The public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Story County, Iowa

This ranking covers the public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Story County, Iowa, drawn from 22 qualifying public schools. Ames High School leads the list at 17.6:1, against a median of 15.1:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
22
Story County, Iowa
Top Students/teacher
17.6:1
Median Students/teacher
15.1:1
HIGHEST RATIO · STORY COUNTY, IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Ames High SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictHigh1,44017.6:1
2Gilbert Intermediate SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictElementary35616.9:1
3Gilbert Elementary SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictElementary40916.4:1
4Roland-Story Middle SchoolRoland, IARoland-Story Comm School DistrictMiddle33116.3:1
5Ballard High SchoolHuxley, IABallard Comm School DistrictHigh58615.8:1
6Nevada High SchoolNevada, IANevada Comm School DistrictHigh49815.6:1
7Gilbert Middle SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictMiddle40815.5:1
8Roland-Story Elementary SchoolStory City, IARoland-Story Comm School DistrictElementary44615.2:1
9Roland-Story High SchoolStory City, IARoland-Story Comm School DistrictHigh31715.2:1
10Gilbert High SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictHigh50915.2:1
11Ballard Middle SchoolHuxley, IABallard Comm School DistrictMiddle41815.1:1
12Ballard West ElementarySlater, IABallard Comm School DistrictElementary45115.0:1
13Ames Middle SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictMiddle1,03314.8:1
14Nevada Middle SchoolNevada, IANevada Comm School DistrictMiddle44214.8:1
15Central Elementary SchoolNevada, IANevada Comm School DistrictElementary63213.7:1
16Edwards Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary43613.0:1
17Fellows Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary48912.9:1
18Ballard East ElementaryCambridge, IABallard Comm School DistrictElementary41712.6:1
19Mitchell Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary31412.5:1
20Meeker Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary36111.2:1
21Sawyer Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary37111.1:1
22Colo-NESCO Middle/High SchoolColo, IAColo-NESCO Comm School DistrictHigh21610.8:1
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