The public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Jefferson County, Kentucky
23 public high schools in Jefferson County, Kentucky appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Pleasure Ridge Park High leads the list at 19.7:1, against a median of 15.6:1 across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pleasure Ridge Park High | Louisville, KY | 19.7:1 |
| 2 | Louisville Male High | Louisville, KY | 19.2:1 |
| 3 | Ballard High | Louisville, KY | 19.0:1 |
| 4 | Atherton High | Louisville, KY | 18.1:1 |
| 5 | Southern High | Louisville, KY | 17.6:1 |
| 6 | duPont Manual High | Louisville, KY | 16.8:1 |
| 7 | Doss High | Louisville, KY | 16.6:1 |
| 8 | Eastern High | Middletown, KY | 16.5:1 |
| 9 | Butler Traditional High | Louisville, KY | 16.3:1 |
| 10 | Iroquois High | Louisville, KY | 16.1:1 |
| 11 | Jeffersontown High | Jeffersontown, KY | 15.9:1 |
| 12 | The Academy @ Shawnee | Louisville, KY | 15.6:1 |
| 13 | Central High Magnet Career Academy | Louisville, KY | 15.5:1 |
| 14 | Fairdale High | Fairdale, KY | 15.4:1 |
| 15 | Fern Creek High | Louisville, KY | 15.2:1 |
| 16 | Marion C. Moore School | Louisville, KY | 14.3:1 |
| 17 | Valley High | Louisville, KY | 14.2:1 |
| 18 | Waggener High | Louisville, KY | 14.1:1 |
| 19 | Seneca High | Louisville, KY | 13.4:1 |
| 20 | W.E.B. DuBois Academy | Louisville, KY | 12.7:1 |
| 21 | Western High | Louisville, KY | 12.2:1 |
| 22 | Newcomer Academy | Louisville, KY | 10.4:1 |
| 23 | The Phoenix School of Discovery | Louisville, KY | 9.1:1 |
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