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

239 public schools in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 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. Avonworth Middle School leads the list at 21.0:1, against a median of 13.1:1 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
239
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Top Students/teacher
21.0:1
Median Students/teacher
13.1:1
HIGHEST RATIO · ALLEGHENY COUNTY, 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
5West Allegheny SHSImperial, PAWest Allegheny SDHigh1,03118.2:1
6Pittsburgh Colfax K-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary78918.1:1
7Pivik Elementary SchoolPlum, PAPlum Borough SDElementary74018.1:1
8Jefferson Hills Intermediate SchoolJefferson Hills, PAWest Jefferson Hills SDElementary85617.7:1
9Donaldson Elementary SchoolOakdale, PAWest Allegheny SDElementary53517.6:1
10Plum SHSPlum, PAPlum Borough SDHigh1,22017.5:1
11Wexford Elementary SchoolWexford, PAPine-Richland SDElementary44917.4:1
12McCormick Elementary SchoolMoon Township, PAMoon Area SDElementary22917.3:1
13McKeesport Area SHSMcKeesport, PAMcKeesport Area SDHigh96617.1:1
14Pleasant Hills Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PAWest Jefferson Hills SDMiddle81316.8:1
15Plum Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PAPlum Borough SDMiddle55016.6:1
16South Fayette Elementary SchoolMcDonald, PASouth Fayette Township SDElementary71716.6:1
17David E Williams Middle SchoolCoraopolis, PAMontour SDMiddle95216.5:1
18Streams Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAUpper St. Clair SDElementary46816.5:1
19Chartiers Valley High SchoolBridgeville, PAChartiers Valley SDHigh1,02916.4:1
20Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh84016.3:1
21Hance Elementary SchoolGibsonia, PAPine-Richland SDElementary40616.3:1
22Bon Meade Elementary SchoolMoon township, PAMoon Area SDElementary57216.2:1
23Pittsburgh Dilworth K-5Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary45416.1:1
24Gill Hall Elementary SchoolJefferson Hills, PAWest Jefferson Hills SDElementary42416.1:1
25Chartiers Valley Primary SchoolBridgeville, PAChartiers Valley SDElementary89216.0:1
26J H Brooks Elementary SchoolMoon Township, PAMoon Area SDElementary38216.0:1
27West Allegheny Middle SchoolImperial, PAWest Allegheny SDMiddle79616.0:1
28Chartiers Valley Intrmd SchoolPittsburgh, PAChartiers Valley SDElementary80115.9:1
29Holiday Park Intermediate SchoolPittsburgh, PAPlum Borough SDMiddle51315.9:1
30Montour High SchoolMc Kees Rocks, PAMontour SDHigh1,00415.8:1
31Pittsburgh Allderdice High SchoolPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh1,38615.8:1
32Baker Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAUpper St. Clair SDElementary47115.8:1
33Eisenhower Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAUpper St. Clair SDElementary52415.5:1
34McKnight Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PANorth Allegheny SDElementary87515.5:1
35Sto-Rox Primary CenterMcKees Rocks, PASto-Rox SDElementary31715.5:1
36Montour Elementary SchoolMcKees Rocks, PAMontour SDElementary1,27615.5:1
37Peebles Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PANorth Allegheny SDElementary40015.4:1
38Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PABethel Park SDElementary34815.2:1
39South Fayette Middle SchoolMcDonald, PASouth Fayette Township SDMiddle85915.0:1
40South Park Middle SchoolSouth Park, PASouth Park SDMiddle58015.0:1
41South Allegheny High SchoolMcKeesport, PASouth Allegheny SDHigh46415.0:1
42Thomas Jefferson High SchoolJefferson Hills, PAWest Jefferson Hills SDHigh1,04115.0:1
43Lincoln Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAMt Lebanon SDElementary41414.9:1
44Ingomar Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PANorth Allegheny SDElementary34414.9:1
45Highlands Early Childhood CenterBrackenridge, PAHighlands SDElementary20514.9:1
46Central Elementary SchoolAllison Park, PAHampton Township SDElementary45614.9:1
47Howe Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAMt Lebanon SDElementary39814.9:1
48Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary57214.9:1
49Woodland Hills High SchoolPittsburgh, PAWoodland Hills SDHigh1,00614.8:1
50South Fayette High SchoolMcDonald, PASouth Fayette Township SDHigh1,14314.8:1
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