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The public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Johnston County, North Carolina

47 public schools in Johnston County, North Carolina 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. Johnston County Schools Career Technical leads the list at 41.1:1, against a median of 16.3:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Johnston County, North Carolina

Top Students/teacher

41.1:1

Median Students/teacher

16.3:1

HIGHEST RATIO · JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Johnston County Schools Career Technical	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	241	41.1:1
2	Johnston Co Early College Academy	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	251	35.0:1
3	West Johnston High	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,563	23.6:1
4	Cleveland High	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,889	23.5:1
5	Clayton High	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,929	23.4:1
6	Corinth Holders High	Wendell, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	2,187	23.2:1
7	South Johnston High	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,355	22.5:1
8	North Johnston High	Kenly, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	788	19.8:1
9	Johnston Charter Academy	Clayton, NC	Johnston Charter Academy	Elementary	677	19.5:1
10	Princeton High	Princeton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	988	19.1:1
11	Cleveland Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	851	19.0:1
12	Archer Lodge Middle	Wendell, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	1,204	18.8:1
13	Cleveland Middle	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	936	18.4:1
14	McGee's Crossroads Middle	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	757	18.0:1
15	Smithfield-Selma High	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,548	17.9:1
16	River Dell Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	981	17.6:1
17	McGee's Crossroads Elem	Angier, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	950	17.5:1
18	Thanksgiving Elementary	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	870	17.4:1
19	Powhatan Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	656	17.4:1
20	Riverwood Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	902	17.0:1
21	Dixon Road Elementary	Willow Spring, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	644	16.8:1
22	Riverwood Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	728	16.3:1
23	Corinth-Holders Elementary	Zebulon, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	585	16.3:1
24	East Clayton Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	524	16.3:1
25	Four Oaks Elementary	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	1,051	16.3:1
26	West View Elementary	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	969	16.2:1
27	Clayton Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	609	16.0:1
28	Polenta Elementary	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	1,010	16.0:1
29	Benson Elementary	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	719	15.8:1
30	Swift Creek Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	691	15.5:1
31	Princeton Elementary	Princeton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	770	15.5:1
32	Four Oaks Middle	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	477	15.4:1
33	Meadow School	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	646	15.0:1
34	West Clayton Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	742	14.9:1
35	Benson Middle	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	377	14.8:1
36	Cooper Academy	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	447	14.6:1
37	North Johnston Middle	Micro, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	598	14.6:1
38	The Innovation Academy at South Campus	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	263	14.4:1
39	Glendale-Kenly Elementary	Kenly, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	433	14.4:1
40	Micro Elementary	Micro, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	404	13.9:1
41	Wilson's Mills Elementary	Wilson's Mills, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	496	13.7:1
42	Smithfield Middle	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	573	13.2:1
43	West Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	494	13.1:1
44	Pine Level Elementary	Pine Level, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	341	12.8:1
45	Selma Elementary	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	794	12.6:1
46	South Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	450	12.4:1
47	Selma Middle School	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	339	10.0:1

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