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The public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Colbert County, Alabama

19 public schools in Colbert County, Alabama appear in this ranking of the public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Cherokee High School leads the list at 10.3:1, against a median of 15.1:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Colbert County, Alabama

Best Students/teacher

10.3:1

Median Students/teacher

15.1:1

LOWEST RATIO · COLBERT COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Cherokee High School	Cherokee, AL	Colbert County	High	206	10.3:1
2	Hatton Elementary School	Leighton, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	236	13.3:1
3	Leighton Elementary School	Leighton, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	355	13.9:1
4	L E Willson Elementary School	Sheffield, AL	Sheffield City	Elementary	253	14.5:1
5	G W Trenholm Primary School	Tuscumbia, AL	Tuscumbia City	Elementary	413	14.5:1
6	Colbert County High School	Leighton, AL	Colbert County	High	438	14.6:1
7	WA Threadgill Primary School	Sheffield, AL	Sheffield City	Elementary	344	14.6:1
8	Deshler High School	Tuscumbia, AL	Tuscumbia City	High	488	14.8:1
9	R E Thompson Intermediate School	Tuscumbia, AL	Tuscumbia City	Elementary	360	14.9:1
10	Colbert Heights High School	Tuscumbia, AL	Colbert County	High	467	15.1:1
11	Sheffield High School	Sheffield, AL	Sheffield City	High	305	15.1:1
12	Colbert Heights Elementary School	Tuscumbia, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	486	15.1:1
13	Cherokee Elementary School	Cherokee, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	226	15.2:1
14	Deshler Middle School	Tuscumbia, AL	Tuscumbia City	Middle	336	15.8:1
15	Webster Elementary School	Muscle Shoals, AL	Muscle Shoals City	Elementary	234	16.4:1
16	Muscle Shoals Middle School	Muscle Shoals, AL	Muscle Shoals City	Middle	642	16.5:1
17	McBride Elementary School	Muscle Shoals, AL	Muscle Shoals City	Elementary	647	17.4:1
18	Highland Park Elementary School	Muscle Shoals, AL	Muscle Shoals City	Elementary	236	17.8:1
19	Muscle Shoals High School	Muscle Shoals, AL	Muscle Shoals City	High	864	19.8:1

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