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The public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Buffalo County, Nebraska

19 public schools in Buffalo County, Nebraska 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. KEARNEY EDUCATION CENTER leads the list at 21.5:1, against a median of 14.5:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Buffalo County, Nebraska

Top Students/teacher

21.5:1

Median Students/teacher

14.5:1

HIGHEST RATIO · BUFFALO COUNTY, NEBRASKA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	KEARNEY EDUCATION CENTER	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	332	21.5:1
2	KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	1,663	18.2:1
3	MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	417	17.8:1
4	WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	259	17.2:1
5	PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	257	16.8:1
6	BUFFALO HILLS ELEMENTARY	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	272	16.6:1
7	AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AMHERST, NE	AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	203	16.2:1
8	KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	398	15.5:1
9	HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	648	15.0:1
10	CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	284	14.5:1
11	PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PLEASANTON, NE	PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	200	14.0:1
12	GIBBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GIBBON, NE	GIBBON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	324	13.9:1
13	NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	397	13.3:1
14	EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	235	13.1:1
15	ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELM CREEK, NE	ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	215	12.9:1
16	BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	248	12.9:1
17	SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	536	12.1:1
18	RAVENNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	RAVENNA, NE	RAVENNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	242	11.8:1
19	GIBBON HIGH SCHOOL	GIBBON, NE	GIBBON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	251	11.6:1

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