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The public K-12 schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in North Carolina

Across North Carolina, 16 public K-12 schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. West Lake Preparatory Academy leads the list at 54.3:1, against a median of 16.3:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

North Carolina

Top Students/teacher

54.3:1

Median Students/teacher

16.3:1

HIGHEST RATIO · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	West Lake Preparatory Academy	Denver, NC	West Lake Preparatory Academy	Combined	402	54.3:1
2	Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail	Indian Trail, NC	Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai	Combined	1,268	47.0:1
3	Revolution Academy	Summerfield, NC	Revolution Academy	Combined	886	19.3:1
4	Mattamuskeet School	Swan Quarter, NC	Hyde County Schools	Combined	299	17.8:1
5	American Leadership Academy-Coastal	Wilmington, NC	American Leadership Academy-Coastal	Combined	1,002	17.4:1
6	Telra Institute	Charlotte, NC	Telra Institute	Combined	621	16.9:1
7	Community Charter School	Stanley, NC	Community Charter School	Combined	858	16.5:1
8	Boonville Elementary	Boonville, NC	Yadkin County Schools	Combined	365	16.4:1
9	Youngsville Academy	Youngsville, NC	Youngsville Academy	Combined	615	16.2:1
10	Faith Academy Charter School	Faith, NC	Faith Academy	Combined	938	14.5:1
11	FernLeaf	Fletcher, NC	FernLeaf Community Charter School	Combined	763	14.3:1
12	Durham Charter School	Durham, NC	Durham Charter School	Combined	1,010	13.9:1
13	Union Day School	WEDDINGTON, NC	Union Day School	Combined	638	13.4:1
14	Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Combined	326	12.7:1
15	Highlands School	Highlands, NC	Macon County Schools	Combined	344	12.6:1
16	Metro School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Combined	258	7.2:1

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