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

43 public schools in New Hanover 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. Isaac M Bear Early College High School leads the list at 24.8:1, against a median of 14.5:1 across the ranked schools.

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New Hanover County, North Carolina

Top Students/teacher

24.8:1

Median Students/teacher

14.5:1

HIGHEST RATIO · NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Isaac M Bear Early College High School	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	260	24.8:1
2	Wilmington Early College High	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	270	20.7:1
3	Emsley A Laney High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	2,243	20.2:1
4	Eugene Ashley High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	1,893	20.0:1
5	John T Hoggard High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	2,082	19.6:1
6	Charles P Murray Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	907	17.6:1
7	American Leadership Academy-Coastal	Wilmington, NC	American Leadership Academy-Coastal	Combined	1,002	17.4:1
8	M C S Noble Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	690	17.3:1
9	Roland-Grise Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	878	16.6:1
10	Porters Neck Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	666	16.0:1
11	Masonboro Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	564	16.0:1
12	Ogden Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	619	15.9:1
13	Pine Valley Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	465	15.9:1
14	New Hanover High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	1,437	15.7:1
15	Heyward C Bellamy Elem	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	533	15.1:1
16	Dr John Codington Elem	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	470	15.0:1
17	Holly Shelter Middle	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	801	15.0:1
18	Myrtle Grove Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	600	15.0:1
19	Emma B Trask Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	611	14.9:1
20	Wrightsboro Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	502	14.9:1
21	Castle Hayne Elementary	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	531	14.6:1
22	Wrightsville Beach Elem	Wrightsville Beach, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	280	14.5:1
23	Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	461	14.2:1
24	Murrayville Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	573	14.2:1
25	Carolina Beach Elementary	Carolina Beach, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	383	14.2:1
26	Williston Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	666	14.1:1
27	The International School at Gregory	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	514	13.8:1
28	SEA-Tech	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	227	13.7:1
29	Holly Tree Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	383	13.6:1
30	College Park Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	470	13.3:1
31	Edwin A Anderson Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	514	13.2:1
32	Cape Fear Center for Inquiry	Wilmington, NC	Cape Fear Center for Inquiry	Elementary	395	13.2:1
33	John J Blair Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	451	13.1:1
34	Sunset Park Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	450	13.0:1
35	A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	342	12.7:1
36	Winter Park Model Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	311	12.3:1
37	Bradley Creek Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	344	12.2:1
38	Island Montessori Charter School	Wilmington, NC	Island Montessori Charter	Elementary	220	11.6:1
39	Edwin A Alderman Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	255	11.4:1
40	Mary C Williams Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	355	11.3:1
41	R Freeman Sch of Engineering	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	241	10.8:1
42	Forest Hills Global Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	340	10.7:1
43	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	Wilmington, NC	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	High	362	10.3:1

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