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

1 public K-12 schools in Iowa appear in this ranking of the public K-12 schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Meskwaki Settlement School leads the list at 7.0:1, against a median of 7.0:1 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
1
Iowa
Top Students/teacher
7.0:1
Median Students/teacher
7.0:1
HIGHEST RATIO · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Meskwaki Settlement SchoolTama, IAMeskwaki Settlement SchoolCombined2947.0:1
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