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

This ranking covers the public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in North Carolina, drawn from 456 qualifying public middle schools. Porter Ridge Middle School leads the list at 23.1:1, against a median of 16.2:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

456

North Carolina

Top Students/teacher

23.1:1

Median Students/teacher

16.2:1

HIGHEST RATIO · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Porter Ridge Middle School	Indian Trail, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	1,447	23.1:1
2	Cuthbertson Middle	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	1,323	22.4:1
3	Roseboro-Salemburg Middle	Roseboro, NC	Sampson County Schools	Middle	394	21.9:1
4	Brogden Middle	Dudley, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Middle	603	21.5:1
5	Hickory Ridge Middle	Harrisburg, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	1,057	20.9:1
6	Crestdale Middle	Matthews, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	989	20.5:1
7	Red Oak Middle	Battleboro, NC	Nash County Public Schools	Middle	840	20.4:1
8	Northwest Cabarrus Middle	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	825	20.4:1
9	Weddington Middle	Matthews, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	1,324	20.4:1
10	Piedmont Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,108	20.3:1
11	Community House Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,425	20.2:1
12	Southern Nash Middle	Spring Hope, NC	Nash County Public Schools	Middle	795	20.1:1
13	Parkwood Middle	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	879	20.1:1
14	Rochelle Middle	Kinston, NC	Lenoir County Public Schools	Middle	517	20.1:1
15	Kannapolis Middle School 6	Kannapolis, NC	Kannapolis City Schools	Middle	358	20.1:1
16	Rocky Mount Middle	Rocky Mount, NC	Nash County Public Schools	Middle	692	20.1:1
17	Harris Road Middle	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	1,368	20.0:1
18	East Rutherford Middle School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Middle	533	20.0:1
19	Troutman Middle	Troutman, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Middle	470	20.0:1
20	Thomasville Middle	Thomasville, NC	Thomasville City Schools	Middle	500	20.0:1
21	Marvin Ridge Middle	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	1,277	20.0:1
22	Woodlawn Middle	Mebane, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Middle	633	19.8:1
23	Lowe's Grove Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	564	19.8:1
24	Moyock Middle	Moyock, NC	Currituck County Schools	Middle	635	19.7:1
25	Littlefield Middle	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Middle	632	19.6:1
26	Norwayne Middle	Fremont, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Middle	848	19.6:1
27	Randolph Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,215	19.5:1
28	Wilson STEM Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	456	19.5:1
29	Alexander Graham Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,187	19.4:1
30	Apex Friendship Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,412	19.3:1
31	J W Parker Middle	Rocky Mount, NC	Edgecombe County Public Schools	Middle	336	19.2:1
32	China Grove Middle	China Grove, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Middle	572	19.1:1
33	Kings Mountain Intermediate	Kings Mountain, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Middle	601	19.0:1
34	Alston Ridge Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,494	19.0:1
35	Eastern Wayne Middle	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Middle	427	19.0:1
36	South Charlotte Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	770	18.9:1
37	Hawfields Middle	Mebane, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Middle	864	18.9:1
38	Cramerton Middle	Cramerton, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	959	18.9:1
39	Swansboro Middle	Swansboro, NC	Onslow County Schools	Middle	1,052	18.8:1
40	Archer Lodge Middle	Wendell, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	1,204	18.8:1
41	Sedgefield Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	534	18.7:1
42	Mills Park Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,632	18.7:1
43	Starmount Middle	Boonville, NC	Yadkin County Schools	Middle	502	18.7:1
44	Jay M. Robinson Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,333	18.7:1
45	R-S Middle School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Middle	561	18.7:1
46	Southwestern Randolph Middle School	Asheboro, NC	Randolph County School System	Middle	467	18.7:1
47	J. M. Alexander Middle	Huntersville, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	799	18.7:1
48	Topsail Middle	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	Middle	837	18.7:1
49	West Iredell Middle	Statesville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Middle	521	18.6:1
50	G. C. Hawley Middle	Creedmoor, NC	Granville County Schools	Middle	442	18.6:1

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