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

This ranking covers the public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in the United States, drawn from 14,994 qualifying public high schools. BUTZ PREPARATORY ACADEMY leads the list at 2039.0:1, against a median of 15.4:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

14,994

the United States

Top Students/teacher

2039.0:1

Median Students/teacher

15.4:1

HIGHEST RATIO · THE UNITED STATES

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	BUTZ PREPARATORY ACADEMY	FORT STOCKTON, TX	FORT STOCKTON ISD	High	2,039	2039.0:1
2	Pathways in Education-Louisiana Inc.	Shreveport, LA	Caddo Parish	High	307	930.3:1
3	Milwaukie Academy of the Arts	Milwaukie, OR	North Clackamas SD 12	High	281	425.8:1
4	MAIN STREET HIGH SCHOOL	KISSIMMEE, FL	OSCEOLA	High	398	398.0:1
5	U S Grant	Bethel, OH	U S Grant	High	396	396.0:1
6	Sequoyah High School	Tahlequah, OK	Sequoyah High School	High	318	318.0:1
7	Ashley Valley Educ. Ctr.	VERNAL, UT	Uintah District	High	287	287.0:1
8	SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS COLLEGE &CAREER PREP ACAD	HOUSTON, TX	SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	462	285.2:1
9	Early College Academy	GREELEY, CO	GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta	High	293	281.7:1
10	Yakima Open Doors	Yakima, WA	Yakima School District	High	272	272.0:1
11	Indiana Agriculture and Technology	Carmel, IN	Indiana Agriculture and Technology	High	441	220.5:1
12	ThrivePoint High School at Metro	PHOENIX, AZ	ThrivePoint High School Inc. (79059)	High	216	216.0:1
13	MATER ACADEMY BAY HIGH SCHOOL	CUTLER BAY, FL	MIAMI-DADE	High	390	195.0:1
14	ThrivePoint High School at Surprise	SURPRISE, AZ	ThrivePoint High School Inc. (79059)	High	323	184.6:1
15	COLORADO H S	COLORADO CITY, TX	COLORADO ISD	High	228	178.1:1
16	Democracy Prep at Agassi High	Las Vegas, NV	State Sponsored Charter Schools	High	314	157.0:1
17	Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts High School - Full Day	Hartford, CT	Capitol Region Education Council	High	403	134.3:1
18	SUNED HIGH OF SOUTH BROWARD	FT LAUDERDALE, FL	BROWARD	High	380	126.7:1
19	Invest Roosevelt Alternative High School	HAZEL PARK, MI	Hazel Park School District of the City of	High	332	123.9:1
20	Student Choice High School - Yuma	yuma, AZ	GAR LLC dba Student Choice High School (78997)	High	486	121.5:1
21	Caldera High School	Bend, OR	Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1	High	1,354	118.9:1
22	Emmetsburg High School	Emmetsburg, IA	Emmetsburg Comm School District	High	235	117.5:1
23	COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE	NICEVILLE, FL	OKALOOSA	High	463	115.8:1
24	Mat-Su Middle College School	Palmer, AK	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	High	222	111.0:1
25	BEACON HIGH SCHOOL	NAPLES, FL	COLLIER	High	214	107.0:1
26	Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology	Demarest, NJ	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	High	290	96.7:1
27	Crow Creek Reservation High School	Stephan, SD	Crow Creek Reservation High School	High	241	96.4:1
28	MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL	MIAMI, FL	MIAMI-DADE	High	288	96.0:1
29	Career Success Schools - STEM Academy 7-12	PHOENIX, AZ	Career Success Schools (79047)	High	519	94.4:1
30	Alaska Middle College School	Eagle River, AK	Anchorage School District	High	272	93.8:1
31	Hunterdon County Academies	Annandale, NJ	Hunterdon County Vocational School District	High	280	93.3:1
32	Alternative Computerized Education (ACE) Charter High School	TUCSON, AZ	Tucson Youth Development/ACE Charter High School (4422)	High	373	93.3:1
33	Chicago Excel Academy HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	266	88.7:1
34	International Academy of Macomb	CLINTON TWP, MI	Chippewa Valley Schools	High	461	88.7:1
35	ACCELERATION ACADEMY	PORT ST LUCIE, FL	ST. LUCIE	High	418	83.6:1
36	University of Illinois High Sch	Urbana, IL	University of Ill Lab School	High	319	79.8:1
37	Thrive Point Academy	Las Vegas, NV	State Sponsored Charter Schools	High	318	79.5:1
38	Academy of Career and Technical Education	Secaucus, NJ	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	High	246	76.9:1
39	Tacoma Open Doors	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	High	392	75.8:1
40	Open Doors	VANCOUVER, WA	Vancouver School District	High	284	74.0:1
41	DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY	DORAL, FL	MIAMI-DADE	High	369	73.8:1
42	WORTHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL	WEST PALM BEACH, FL	PALM BEACH	High	485	69.3:1
43	Sherman Indian High School	Riverside, CA	Sherman Indian High School	High	276	69.0:1
44	POLK STATE COLLEGE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	343	68.6:1
45	PALM ACRES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL	LEHIGH ACRES, FL	LEE	High	274	68.5:1
46	PINECREST NORTH PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL	MIAMI, FL	MIAMI-DADE	High	204	68.0:1
47	Richmond 9th Grade Academy	Hamlet, NC	Richmond County Schools	High	424	67.5:1
48	LEAD Charter School	Newark, NJ	LEAD Charter School	High	333	66.6:1
49	Tantasqua Regional Vocational	Fiskdale, MA	Tantasqua	High	542	66.5:1
50	NEW BEGINNINGS HIGH SCHOOL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	High	997	66.5:1

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