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The public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in St. Mary's County, Maryland

26 public schools in St. Mary's County, Maryland appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Leonardtown High leads the list at 22.1:1, against a median of 15.3:1 across the ranked schools.

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St. Mary's County, Maryland

Top Students/teacher

22.1:1

Median Students/teacher

15.3:1

HIGHEST RATIO · ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Leonardtown High	Leonardtown, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	High	2,118	22.1:1
2	Chopticon High	Morganza, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	High	1,526	19.4:1
3	Great Mills High	Great Mills, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	High	1,697	19.1:1
4	Lettie Marshall Dent Elem	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	479	17.7:1
5	Dynard Elementary	Chaptico, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	422	17.3:1
6	Leonardtown Middle	Leonardtown, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Middle	969	17.3:1
7	Evergreen Elementary School	California, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	715	16.9:1
8	Leonardtown Elementary	Leonardtown, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	509	16.5:1
9	Margaret Brent Middle	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Middle	878	16.4:1
10	Piney Point Elementary	Tall Timbers, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	435	16.3:1
11	Mechanicsville Elementary	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	273	16.0:1
12	Esperanza Middle	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Middle	835	15.8:1
13	Hollywood Elementary	Hollywood, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	414	15.7:1
14	Spring Ridge Middle	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Middle	913	15.0:1
15	Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary	Leonardtown, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	516	14.9:1
16	Park Hall Elementary	Park Hall, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	569	14.9:1
17	Oakville Elementary	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	291	14.6:1
18	White Marsh Elementary	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	220	14.4:1
19	Chesapeake Charter School	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	539	14.2:1
20	Benjamin Banneker Elementary	Loveville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	543	13.8:1
21	Ridge Elementary	Ridge, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	209	13.5:1
22	Town Creek Elementary	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	220	13.5:1
23	Green Holly Elementary School	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	478	12.5:1
24	Lexington Park Elementary	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	383	12.4:1
25	Greenview Knolls Elementary	Great Mills, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	294	12.4:1
26	George Washington Carver Elementary	Great Mills, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	460	12.1:1

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