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

This ranking covers the public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Iowa, drawn from 259 qualifying public high schools. Roosevelt High School leads the list at 31.3:1, against a median of 14.3:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

259

Iowa

Top Students/teacher

31.3:1

Median Students/teacher

14.3:1

HIGHEST RATIO · IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	2,051	31.3:1
2	Gateway High School	Ottumwa, IA	Ottumwa Comm School District	High	213	29.6:1
3	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	2,364	25.2:1
4	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	1,952	21.8:1
5	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	1,428	21.5:1
6	Northwest High School	Waukee, IA	Waukee Comm School District	High	1,574	21.5:1
7	Johnston Senior High School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	High	1,820	20.9:1
8	Carlisle High School	Carlisle, IA	Carlisle Comm School District	High	754	20.8:1
9	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	898	20.6:1
10	Westwood High School	Sloan, IA	Westwood Comm School District	High	275	20.5:1
11	North High School	Sioux City, IA	Sioux City Comm School District	High	1,529	20.2:1
12	Storm Lake High School	Storm Lake, IA	Storm Lake Comm School District	High	851	19.3:1
13	Janesville Junior-Senior High School	Janesville, IA	Janesville Consolidated School District	High	243	18.9:1
14	East High School	Sioux City, IA	Sioux City Comm School District	High	1,495	18.7:1
15	Prairie High School	Cedar Rapids, IA	College Comm School District	High	1,766	18.6:1
16	Valley High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	High	2,178	18.3:1
17	Indianola High School	Indianola, IA	Indianola Comm School District	High	1,165	18.2:1
18	Denison High School	Denison, IA	Denison Comm School District	High	777	17.9:1
19	Waukon High School	Waukon, IA	Allamakee Comm School District	High	392	17.9:1
20	North Scott High School	Eldridge, IA	North Scott Comm School District	High	1,081	17.8:1
21	John F Kennedy High School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	High	1,648	17.8:1
22	Ankeny High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,375	17.8:1
23	Southeast Valley High School	Gowrie, IA	Southeast Valley Community School District	High	340	17.7:1
24	Thomas Jefferson High School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	High	1,501	17.7:1
25	Pleasant Valley High School	Bettendorf, IA	Pleasant Valley Comm School District	High	1,731	17.7:1
26	Ames High School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	High	1,440	17.6:1
27	Lewis Central Senior High School	Council Bluffs, IA	Lewis Central Comm School District	High	1,020	17.4:1
28	Mount Vernon High School	Mount Vernon, IA	Mount Vernon Comm School District	High	470	17.4:1
29	Southeast Polk High School	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	High	1,722	17.4:1
30	Thomas Jefferson High School	Council Bluffs, IA	Council Bluffs Comm School District	High	1,146	17.4:1
31	Glenwood Senior High School	Glenwood, IA	Glenwood Comm School District	High	570	17.3:1
32	North Polk High School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	High	644	17.2:1
33	Fort Dodge High School	Fort Dodge, IA	Fort Dodge Comm School District	High	1,020	17.2:1
34	Hinton High School	Hinton, IA	Hinton Comm School District	High	370	17.1:1
35	Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School	Lawton, IA	Lawton-Bronson Comm School District	High	339	17.1:1
36	Linn-Mar High School	Marion, IA	Linn-Mar Comm School District	High	2,229	17.1:1
37	South Tama County High School	Tama, IA	South Tama County	High	421	17.0:1
38	Spencer High School	Spencer, IA	Spencer Comm School District	High	688	17.0:1
39	North High School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	High	1,190	16.9:1
40	West High School	Waterloo, IA	Waterloo Comm School District	High	1,696	16.8:1
41	Grinnell Community Senior High School	Grinnell, IA	Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District	High	512	16.8:1
42	Dallas Center-Grimes High School	Grimes, IA	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	High	1,073	16.8:1
43	Benton Community Senior High School	Van Horne, IA	Benton Comm School District	High	473	16.8:1
44	Waukee High School	Waukee, IA	Waukee Comm School District	High	1,375	16.8:1
45	Fremont-Mills Middle And Senior High School	Tabor, IA	Fremont-Mills Comm School District	High	213	16.8:1
46	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Senior High School	Sergeant Bluff, IA	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District	High	552	16.7:1
47	Ankeny Centennial High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,470	16.7:1
48	Bondurant-Farrar High School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	High	849	16.7:1
49	Liberty High School	North Liberty, IA	Iowa City Comm School District	High	1,286	16.7:1
50	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	High	458	16.6:1

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