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

19 public elementary schools in Orange County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Efland Cheeks Elementary leads the list at 14.8:1, against a median of 12.9:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Orange County, North Carolina

Top Students/teacher

14.8:1

Median Students/teacher

12.9:1

HIGHEST RATIO · ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Efland Cheeks Elementary	Efland, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	532	14.8:1
2	Hillsborough Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	435	14.7:1
3	River Park Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	523	14.4:1
4	Pathways Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	371	13.8:1
5	FPG Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	536	13.3:1
6	Grady Brown Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	406	13.2:1
7	The Expedition School	Hillsborough, NC	The Expedition School	Elementary	380	13.2:1
8	Northside Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	412	12.9:1
9	McDougle Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	497	12.9:1
10	Carrboro Elementary	Carrboro, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	515	12.9:1
11	Rashkis Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	455	12.8:1
12	Ephesus Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	410	12.6:1
13	Seawell Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	416	12.4:1
14	Morris Grove Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	383	12.2:1
15	Scroggs Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	410	12.1:1
16	Glenwood Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	390	12.0:1
17	New Hope Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	528	11.6:1
18	Central Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	261	11.2:1
19	Estes Hills Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	336	10.9:1

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