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The public high schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Polk County, Iowa

18 public high schools in Polk County, Iowa 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. Valley Southwoods leads the list at 13.9:1, against a median of 17.3:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Polk County, Iowa

Best Students/teacher

13.9:1

Median Students/teacher

17.3:1

LOWEST RATIO · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Valley Southwoods	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	High	678	13.9:1
2	Southview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	913	14.5:1
3	Urbandale High School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	High	1,301	14.8:1
4	Northview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,021	15.4:1
5	Johnston Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	High	1,161	16.3:1
6	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	High	458	16.6:1
7	Bondurant-Farrar High School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	High	849	16.7:1
8	Ankeny Centennial High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,470	16.7:1
9	North Polk High School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	High	644	17.2:1
10	Southeast Polk High School	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	High	1,722	17.4:1
11	Ankeny High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,375	17.8:1
12	Valley High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	High	2,178	18.3:1
13	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	898	20.6:1
14	Johnston Senior High School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	High	1,820	20.9:1
15	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	1,428	21.5:1
16	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	1,952	21.8:1
17	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	2,364	25.2:1
18	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	2,051	31.3:1

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