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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 260 qualifying public high schools. Emmetsburg High School leads the list at 117.5:1, against a median of 14.3:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
260
Iowa
Top Students/teacher
117.5:1
Median Students/teacher
14.3:1
HIGHEST RATIO · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Emmetsburg High SchoolEmmetsburg, IAEmmetsburg Comm School DistrictHigh235117.5:1
2Roosevelt High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictHigh2,05131.3:1
3Gateway High SchoolOttumwa, IAOttumwa Comm School DistrictHigh21329.6:1
4Lincoln High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictHigh2,36425.2:1
5East High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictHigh1,95221.8:1
6North High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictHigh1,42821.5:1
7Northwest High SchoolWaukee, IAWaukee Comm School DistrictHigh1,57421.5:1
8Johnston Senior High SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School DistrictHigh1,82020.9:1
9Carlisle High SchoolCarlisle, IACarlisle Comm School DistrictHigh75420.8:1
10Hoover High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictHigh89820.6:1
11Westwood High SchoolSloan, IAWestwood Comm School DistrictHigh27520.5:1
12North High SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School DistrictHigh1,52920.2:1
13Storm Lake High SchoolStorm Lake, IAStorm Lake Comm School DistrictHigh85119.3:1
14Janesville Junior-Senior High SchoolJanesville, IAJanesville Consolidated School DistrictHigh24318.9:1
15East High SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School DistrictHigh1,49518.7:1
16Prairie High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School DistrictHigh1,76618.6:1
17Valley High SchoolWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School DistrictHigh2,17818.3:1
18Indianola High SchoolIndianola, IAIndianola Comm School DistrictHigh1,16518.2:1
19Denison High SchoolDenison, IADenison Comm School DistrictHigh77717.9:1
20Waukon High SchoolWaukon, IAAllamakee Comm School DistrictHigh39217.9:1
21North Scott High SchoolEldridge, IANorth Scott Comm School DistrictHigh1,08117.8:1
22John F Kennedy High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictHigh1,64817.8:1
23Ankeny High SchoolAnkeny, IAAnkeny Comm School DistrictHigh1,37517.8:1
24Southeast Valley High SchoolGowrie, IASoutheast Valley Community School DistrictHigh34017.7:1
25Thomas Jefferson High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictHigh1,50117.7:1
26Pleasant Valley High SchoolBettendorf, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictHigh1,73117.7:1
27Ames High SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictHigh1,44017.6:1
28Lewis Central Senior High SchoolCouncil Bluffs, IALewis Central Comm School DistrictHigh1,02017.4:1
29Mount Vernon High SchoolMount Vernon, IAMount Vernon Comm School DistrictHigh47017.4:1
30Southeast Polk High SchoolPleasant Hill, IASoutheast Polk Comm School DistrictHigh1,72217.4:1
31Thomas Jefferson High SchoolCouncil Bluffs, IACouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictHigh1,14617.4:1
32Glenwood Senior High SchoolGlenwood, IAGlenwood Comm School DistrictHigh57017.3:1
33North Polk High SchoolAlleman, IANorth Polk Comm School DistrictHigh64417.2:1
34Fort Dodge High SchoolFort Dodge, IAFort Dodge Comm School DistrictHigh1,02017.2:1
35Hinton High SchoolHinton, IAHinton Comm School DistrictHigh37017.1:1
36Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High SchoolLawton, IALawton-Bronson Comm School DistrictHigh33917.1:1
37Linn-Mar High SchoolMarion, IALinn-Mar Comm School DistrictHigh2,22917.1:1
38South Tama County High SchoolTama, IASouth Tama CountyHigh42117.0:1
39Spencer High SchoolSpencer, IASpencer Comm School DistrictHigh68817.0:1
40North High SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School DistrictHigh1,19016.9:1
41West High SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictHigh1,69616.8:1
42Grinnell Community Senior High SchoolGrinnell, IAGrinnell-Newburg Comm School DistrictHigh51216.8:1
43Dallas Center-Grimes High SchoolGrimes, IADallas Center-Grimes Comm School DistrictHigh1,07316.8:1
44Benton Community Senior High SchoolVan Horne, IABenton Comm School DistrictHigh47316.8:1
45Waukee High SchoolWaukee, IAWaukee Comm School DistrictHigh1,37516.8:1
46Fremont-Mills Middle And Senior High SchoolTabor, IAFremont-Mills Comm School DistrictHigh21316.8:1
47Sergeant Bluff-Luton Senior High SchoolSergeant Bluff, IASergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School DistrictHigh55216.7:1
48Ankeny Centennial High SchoolAnkeny, IAAnkeny Comm School DistrictHigh1,47016.7:1
49Bondurant-Farrar High SchoolBondurant, IABondurant-Farrar Comm School DistrictHigh84916.7:1
50Liberty High SchoolNorth Liberty, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictHigh1,28616.7:1
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