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The public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in West Virginia

104 public high schools in West Virginia appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. James Monroe High School leads the list at 23.0:1, against a median of 15.0:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

104

West Virginia

Top Students/teacher

23.0:1

Median Students/teacher

15.0:1

HIGHEST RATIO · WEST VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	James Monroe High School	Lindside, WV	Monroe County Schools	High	460	23.0:1
2	George Washington High School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	High	1,145	22.4:1
3	Nitro High School	Nitro, WV	Kanawha County Schools	High	818	20.4:1
4	Fairmont Senior High School	Fairmont, WV	Marion County Schools	High	835	19.9:1
5	Herbert Hoover High School	Elkview, WV	Kanawha County Schools	High	782	19.6:1
6	Washington High School	Charles Town, WV	Jefferson County Schools	High	1,458	19.2:1
7	River View High School	Bradshaw, WV	McDowell County Schools	High	405	19.2:1
8	Pikeview High School	Princeton, WV	Mercer County Schools	High	629	19.1:1
9	Saint Albans High School	Saint Albans, WV	Kanawha County Schools	High	882	18.8:1
10	South Charleston High School	South Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	High	874	18.6:1
11	Riverside High School	Belle, WV	Kanawha County Schools	High	1,057	18.5:1
12	Westside High School	Clear Fork, WV	Wyoming County Schools	High	509	18.5:1
13	Scott High School	Madison, WV	Boone County Schools	High	564	18.2:1
14	Morgantown High School	Morgantown, WV	Monongalia County Schools	High	1,754	18.1:1
15	Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School	Point Pleasant, WV	Mason County Schools	High	995	17.8:1
16	Midland Trail High	Hico, WV	Fayette County Schools	High	618	17.7:1
17	Bluefield High School	Bluefield, WV	Mercer County Schools	High	618	17.7:1
18	Elkins High School	Elkins, WV	Randolph County Schools	High	747	17.6:1
19	Capital High School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	High	1,051	17.4:1
20	East Fairmont High School	Fairmont, WV	Marion County Schools	High	725	17.3:1
21	Nicholas County High School	Summersville, WV	Nicholas County Schools	High	708	17.2:1
22	Parkersburg High School	Parkersburg, WV	Wood County Schools	High	1,491	17.1:1
23	Musselman High School	Inwood, WV	Berkeley County Schools	High	1,725	17.0:1
24	Buckhannon Upshur High School	Buckhannon, WV	Upshur County Schools	High	1,068	16.9:1
25	Woodrow Wilson High School	Beckley, WV	Raleigh County Schools	High	1,284	16.9:1
26	Wyoming County East High School	New Richmond, WV	Wyoming County Schools	High	449	16.9:1
27	Moorefield High School	Moorefield, WV	Hardy County Schools	High	480	16.8:1
28	Princeton Senior High School	Princeton, WV	Mercer County Schools	High	925	16.8:1
29	Spring Mills High School	Martinsburg, WV	Berkeley County Schools	High	1,544	16.7:1
30	Independence High School	Sophia, WV	Raleigh County Schools	High	597	16.6:1
31	Wahama Junior/Senior High School	Mason, WV	Mason County Schools	High	397	16.5:1
32	Keyser High School	Keyser, WV	Mineral County Schools	High	665	16.5:1
33	North Marion High School	Farmington, WV	Marion County Schools	High	671	16.4:1
34	Parkersburg South High School	Parkersburg, WV	Wood County Schools	High	1,373	16.4:1
35	Jefferson High School	Shenandoah Junction, WV	Jefferson County Schools	High	1,431	16.3:1
36	Cabell Midland High School	Ona, WV	Cabell County Schools	High	1,638	16.0:1
37	University High School	Morgantown, WV	Monongalia County Schools	High	1,371	15.9:1
38	Buffalo High School	Buffalo, WV	Putnam County Schools	High	382	15.9:1
39	Oak Hill High	Oak Hill, WV	Fayette County Schools	High	1,057	15.9:1
40	Mount View High School	Welch, WV	McDowell County Schools	High	521	15.8:1
41	Huntington High School	Huntington, WV	Cabell County Schools	High	1,667	15.8:1
42	Bridgeport High School	Bridgeport, WV	Harrison County Schools	High	817	15.8:1
43	Richwood High School	Craigsville, WV	Nicholas County Schools	High	299	15.7:1
44	Chapmanville Regional High School	Chapmanville, WV	Logan County Schools	High	645	15.5:1
45	Spring Valley High School	Huntington, WV	Wayne County Schools	High	946	15.4:1
46	Berkeley Springs High School	Berkeley Springs, WV	Morgan County Schools	High	582	15.3:1
47	Clay County High School	Clay, WV	Clay County Schools	High	520	15.3:1
48	Sissonville High School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	High	564	15.2:1
49	Martinsburg High School	Martinsburg, WV	Berkeley County Schools	High	1,505	15.2:1
50	Frankfort High School	Ridgeley, WV	Mineral County Schools	High	488	15.0:1

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