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

Across Story County, Iowa, 6 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Colo-NESCO Middle/High School leads the list at 10.8:1, against a median of 15.4:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Story County, Iowa

Best Students/teacher

10.8:1

Median Students/teacher

15.4:1

LOWEST RATIO · STORY COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Colo-NESCO Middle/High School	Colo, IA	Colo-NESCO Comm School District	High	216	10.8:1
2	Gilbert High School	Gilbert, IA	Gilbert Comm School District	High	509	15.2:1
3	Roland-Story High School	Story City, IA	Roland-Story Comm School District	High	317	15.2:1
4	Nevada High School	Nevada, IA	Nevada Comm School District	High	498	15.6:1
5	Ballard High School	Huxley, IA	Ballard Comm School District	High	586	15.8:1
6	Ames High School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	High	1,440	17.6:1

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