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

Across Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 141 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Whitehall Elementary School leads the list at 20.6:1, against a median of 13.3:1 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
141
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Top Students/teacher
20.6:1
Median Students/teacher
13.3:1
HIGHEST RATIO · ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Whitehall Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PABaldwin-Whitehall SDElementary66920.6:1
2R.A. Lutz Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PABaldwin-Whitehall SDElementary1,06020.6:1
3Pittsburgh Colfax K-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary78918.1:1
4Pivik Elementary SchoolPlum, PAPlum Borough SDElementary74018.1:1
5Jefferson Hills Intermediate SchoolJefferson Hills, PAWest Jefferson Hills SDElementary85617.7:1
6Donaldson Elementary SchoolOakdale, PAWest Allegheny SDElementary53517.6:1
7Wexford Elementary SchoolWexford, PAPine-Richland SDElementary44917.4:1
8McCormick Elementary SchoolMoon Township, PAMoon Area SDElementary22917.3:1
9South Fayette Elementary SchoolMcDonald, PASouth Fayette Township SDElementary71716.6:1
10Streams Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAUpper St. Clair SDElementary46816.5:1
11Hance Elementary SchoolGibsonia, PAPine-Richland SDElementary40616.3:1
12Bon Meade Elementary SchoolMoon township, PAMoon Area SDElementary57216.2:1
13Pittsburgh Dilworth K-5Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary45416.1:1
14Gill Hall Elementary SchoolJefferson Hills, PAWest Jefferson Hills SDElementary42416.1:1
15Chartiers Valley Primary SchoolBridgeville, PAChartiers Valley SDElementary89216.0:1
16J H Brooks Elementary SchoolMoon Township, PAMoon Area SDElementary38216.0:1
17Chartiers Valley Intrmd SchoolPittsburgh, PAChartiers Valley SDElementary80115.9:1
18Baker Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAUpper St. Clair SDElementary47115.8:1
19Eisenhower Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAUpper St. Clair SDElementary52415.5:1
20McKnight Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PANorth Allegheny SDElementary87515.5:1
21Sto-Rox Primary CenterMcKees Rocks, PASto-Rox SDElementary31715.5:1
22Montour Elementary SchoolMcKees Rocks, PAMontour SDElementary1,27615.5:1
23Peebles Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PANorth Allegheny SDElementary40015.4:1
24Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PABethel Park SDElementary34815.2:1
25Lincoln Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAMt Lebanon SDElementary41414.9:1
26Ingomar Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PANorth Allegheny SDElementary34414.9:1
27Highlands Early Childhood CenterBrackenridge, PAHighlands SDElementary20514.9:1
28Central Elementary SchoolAllison Park, PAHampton Township SDElementary45614.9:1
29Howe Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAMt Lebanon SDElementary39814.9:1
30Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary57214.9:1
31Wilson Elementary SchoolImperial, PAWest Allegheny SDElementary58614.8:1
32Pittsburgh Montessori K-5Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary33214.8:1
33Scott Primary SchoolGlenshaw, PAShaler Area SDElementary39414.7:1
34Park Elementary SchoolMunhall, PASteel Valley SDElementary34014.7:1
35Hoover Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAMt Lebanon SDElementary28514.7:1
36Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchoolBethel Park, PABethel Park SDElementary33814.6:1
37O'Block Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAPlum Borough SDElementary51214.5:1
38Richard J. Hyde Elementary SchoolMoon Township, PAMoon Area SDElementary23714.5:1
39McAnnulty Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PABaldwin-Whitehall SDElementary35414.4:1
40Foster Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAMt Lebanon SDElementary30414.4:1
41Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary54714.4:1
42Marshall Elementary SchoolWexford, PANorth Allegheny SDElementary80014.3:1
43Markham Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAMt Lebanon SDElementary29614.2:1
44Pittsburgh King K-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary36814.1:1
45Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDElementary27814.1:1
46South Allegheny Elementary SchoolPort Vue, PASouth Allegheny SDElementary63514.1:1
47Tenth Street Elementary SchoolOakmont, PARiverview SDElementary39314.0:1
48Penn Hills Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAPenn Hills SDElementary1,22814.0:1
49Wyland Elementary SchoolAllison Park, PAHampton Township SDElementary35813.9:1
50McClellan Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PAWest Jefferson Hills SDElementary36713.9:1
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