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The public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Joliet, Illinois

Across Joliet, Illinois, 29 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Laraway School leads the list at 8.2:1, against a median of 14.4:1 across the ranked schools.

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Joliet, Illinois

Best Students/teacher

8.2:1

Median Students/teacher

14.4:1

LOWEST RATIO · JOLIET, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Laraway School	Joliet, IL	Laraway CCSD 70C	Elementary	433	8.2:1
2	Thomas Jefferson Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	235	8.5:1
3	Isaac Singleton Elem Sch	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	304	10.0:1
4	Gompers Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	615	10.1:1
5	Grand Prairie Elem School	Joliet, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Elementary	494	11.9:1
6	Crystal Lawns Elem School	Joliet, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Elementary	328	12.0:1
7	Sator Sanchez Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	635	12.7:1
8	Thomas Jefferson Elem Sch	Joliet, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Elementary	646	13.0:1
9	Hufford Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	1,072	13.2:1
10	Troy Heritage Trail School	Joliet, IL	Troy CCSD 30C	Elementary	480	13.4:1
11	A O Marshall Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	246	13.5:1
12	Troy Craughwell School	Joliet, IL	Troy CCSD 30C	Elementary	526	13.7:1
13	Dirksen Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	653	14.1:1
14	Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	724	14.2:1
15	Jones Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Minooka CCSD 201	Elementary	553	14.4:1
16	M J Cunningham Elem Sch	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	484	14.5:1
17	Aux Sable Middle Sch	Joliet, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	844	15.1:1
18	Lynne Thigpen Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	620	15.4:1
19	Edna Keith Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	402	16.1:1
20	Eisenhower Academy	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	209	16.1:1
21	Farragut Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	568	16.8:1
22	Woodland Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	368	17.1:1
23	Forest Park Individual Ed School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	263	18.1:1
24	Joliet Central High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet Twp HSD 204	High	3,295	18.2:1
25	Carl Sandburg Elementary	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	371	18.8:1
26	Pershing Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	621	19.0:1
27	Taft Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	424	19.9:1
28	Joliet West High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet Twp HSD 204	High	3,451	20.6:1
29	T E Culbertson Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	377	24.3:1

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