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The public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, drawn from 121 qualifying public schools. Avonworth Middle School leads the list at 21.0:1, against a median of 12.8:1 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
121
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Top Students/teacher
21.0:1
Median Students/teacher
12.8:1
HIGHEST RATIO · PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Avonworth Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PAAvonworth SDMiddle44621.0:1
2Whitehall Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PABaldwin-Whitehall SDElementary66920.6:1
3R.A. Lutz Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PABaldwin-Whitehall SDElementary1,06020.6:1
4Penn Hills SHSPittsburgh, PAPenn Hills SDHigh1,04918.7:1
5Pittsburgh Colfax K-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary78918.1:1
6Pleasant Hills Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PAWest Jefferson Hills SDMiddle81316.8:1
7Plum Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PAPlum Borough SDMiddle55016.6:1
8Streams Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAUpper St. Clair SDElementary46816.5:1
9Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh84016.3:1
10Pittsburgh Dilworth K-5Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary45416.1:1
11Chartiers Valley Intrmd SchoolPittsburgh, PAChartiers Valley SDElementary80115.9:1
12Holiday Park Intermediate SchoolPittsburgh, PAPlum Borough SDMiddle51315.9:1
13Pittsburgh Allderdice High SchoolPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh1,38615.8:1
14Baker Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAUpper St. Clair SDElementary47115.8:1
15Eisenhower Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAUpper St. Clair SDElementary52415.5:1
16McKnight Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PANorth Allegheny SDElementary87515.5:1
17Peebles Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PANorth Allegheny SDElementary40015.4:1
18Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PABethel Park SDElementary34815.2:1
19Lincoln Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAMt Lebanon SDElementary41414.9:1
20Ingomar Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PANorth Allegheny SDElementary34414.9:1
21Howe Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAMt Lebanon SDElementary39814.9:1
22Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary57214.9:1
23Woodland Hills High SchoolPittsburgh, PAWoodland Hills SDHigh1,00614.8:1
24Pittsburgh Montessori K-5Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary33214.8:1
25Mt Lebanon SHSPittsburgh, PAMt Lebanon SDHigh1,77214.7:1
26Hoover Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAMt Lebanon SDElementary28514.7:1
27Fox Chapel Area High SchoolPittsburgh, PAFox Chapel Area SDHigh1,36014.6:1
28O'Block Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAPlum Borough SDElementary51214.5:1
29North Hills Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PANorth Hills SDMiddle1,12714.5:1
30McAnnulty Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PABaldwin-Whitehall SDElementary35414.4:1
31Foster Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAMt Lebanon SDElementary30414.4:1
32Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary54714.4:1
33Markham Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAMt Lebanon SDElementary29614.2:1
34Pittsburgh King K-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary36814.1:1
35Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary27814.1:1
36Penn Hills Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAPenn Hills SDElementary1,22814.0:1
37Baldwin SHSPittsburgh, PABaldwin-Whitehall SDHigh1,65714.0:1
38Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh61813.9:1
39McClellan Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAWest Jefferson Hills SDElementary36713.9:1
40Pittsburgh Obama 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh67813.9:1
41Fairview Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAFox Chapel Area SDElementary38713.8:1
42North Hills High SchoolPittsburgh, PANorth Hills SDHigh1,44313.7:1
43J.E. Harrison Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PABaldwin-Whitehall SDMiddle71613.7:1
44West View Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PANorth Hills SDElementary44613.6:1
45Avonworth Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAAvonworth SDElementary47813.5:1
46Pittsburgh Morrow K-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary48613.5:1
47McIntyre Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PANorth Hills SDElementary59413.4:1
48Jefferson Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAMt Lebanon SDElementary31013.4:1
49OHara Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAFox Chapel Area SDElementary72613.4:1
50Fort Couch Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PAUpper St. Clair SDMiddle64713.3:1
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