The public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Across Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 17 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Elizabethtown Area SHS leads the list at 16.9:1, against a median of 14.9:1 across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabethtown Area SHS | Elizabethtown, PA | 16.9:1 |
| 2 | Donegal HS | Mount Joy, PA | 16.5:1 |
| 3 | Hempfield SHS | Landisville, PA | 16.5:1 |
| 4 | Manheim Twp HS | Lancaster, PA | 16.0:1 |
| 5 | Penn Manor HS | Millersville, PA | 15.9:1 |
| 6 | Solanco HS | Quarryville, PA | 15.8:1 |
| 7 | Conestoga Valley SHS | Lancaster, PA | 15.6:1 |
| 8 | Lampeter-Strasburg SHS | Lampeter, PA | 14.9:1 |
| 9 | McCaskey Campus | Lancaster, PA | 14.9:1 |
| 10 | Columbia HS | Columbia, PA | 14.5:1 |
| 11 | Cocalico SHS | Denver, PA | 14.5:1 |
| 12 | Manheim Central SHS | Manheim, PA | 14.4:1 |
| 13 | Warwick SHS | Lititz, PA | 14.0:1 |
| 14 | Garden Spot SHS | New Holland, PA | 13.4:1 |
| 15 | Pequea Valley HS | Kinzers, PA | 13.2:1 |
| 16 | Phoenix Academy | Lancaster, PA | 12.2:1 |
| 17 | Ephrata SHS | Ephrata, PA | 12.1:1 |
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