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The public high schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in San Diego, California

41 public high schools in San Diego, California appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Twain High leads the list at 9.7:1, against a median of 23.2:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

San Diego, California

Best Students/teacher

9.7:1

Median Students/teacher

23.2:1

LOWEST RATIO · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Twain High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	293	9.7:1
2	Garfield High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	226	10.3:1
3	King-Chavez Community High	San Diego, CA	King-Chavez Community High District	High	226	12.3:1
4	TRACE	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	437	12.6:1
5	High Tech High Media Arts	San Diego, CA	High Tech High Media Arts District	High	355	16.9:1
6	e3 Civic High	San Diego, CA	e3 Civic High District	High	360	17.6:1
7	High Tech High International	San Diego, CA	High Tech High International District	High	359	17.9:1
8	High Tech High	San Diego, CA	High Tech High District	High	412	19.6:1
9	School for Entrepreneurship and Technology	San Diego, CA	School for Entrepreneurship and Technology District	High	247	19.8:1
10	Madison High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	780	20.4:1
11	Mission Bay High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,240	20.4:1
12	Health Sciences High and Middle College	San Diego, CA	Health Sciences High and Middle College District	High	535	20.6:1
13	Gompers Preparatory Academy	San Diego, CA	Gompers Preparatory Academy District	High	1,175	20.9:1
14	Southwest Senior High	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	High	1,563	21.7:1
15	High Tech High Mesa	San Diego, CA	High Tech High Mesa District	High	435	21.8:1
16	Montgomery Senior High	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	High	1,568	21.8:1
17	Morse High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,591	22.0:1
18	Canyon Hills High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,183	22.2:1
19	Clairemont High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	823	22.6:1
20	Hoover High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	2,011	22.9:1
21	Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	313	23.2:1
22	Mt. Carmel High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	High	1,800	23.2:1
23	San Ysidro High	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	High	1,941	23.2:1
24	Del Norte High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	High	2,557	23.8:1
25	Lincoln High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,487	24.0:1
26	Westview High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	High	2,116	24.4:1
27	Rancho Bernardo High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	High	2,210	24.5:1
28	San Diego SCPA	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,297	24.5:1
29	Kearny Eng Innov & Design	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	297	24.6:1
30	Point Loma High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,724	24.8:1
31	University City High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,465	24.9:1
32	Crawford High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,318	25.0:1
33	Torrey Pines High	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	High	2,536	25.1:1
34	Mira Mesa High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	2,187	25.3:1
35	Kearny Digital Media & Design	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	349	25.5:1
36	Canyon Crest Academy	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	High	2,147	25.8:1
37	Kearny College Connections	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	339	26.1:1
38	San Diego High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,602	26.2:1
39	Henry High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	2,485	26.3:1
40	Scripps Ranch High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,890	27.0:1
41	Altus Schools Charter School of San Diego	San Diego, CA	Altus Schools Charter School of San Diego District	High	1,375	34.7:1

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