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

This ranking covers the public high schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Iowa, drawn from 260 qualifying public high schools. Central City High School leads the list at 10.0:1, against a median of 14.3:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

260

Iowa

Best Students/teacher

10.0:1

Median Students/teacher

14.3:1

LOWEST RATIO · IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Central City High School	Central City, IA	Central City Comm School District	High	200	10.0:1
2	Missouri Valley High School	Missouri Valley, IA	Missouri Valley Comm School District	High	228	10.1:1
3	Columbus Community High School	Columbus Junction, IA	Columbus Comm School District	High	220	10.1:1
4	Edgewood-Colesburg High School	Edgewood, IA	Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School District	High	206	10.1:1
5	Gladbrook-Reinbeck Jr. High & High School	Reinbeck, IA	Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District	High	207	10.1:1
6	Belle Plaine Jr/Sr High School	Belle Plaine, IA	Belle Plaine Comm School District	High	205	10.4:1
7	Coon Rapids-Bayard 6-12 Attendance Center	Coon Rapids, IA	Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District	High	214	10.4:1
8	South Central Calhoun High School	Lake City, IA	South Central Calhoun Comm School District	High	284	10.4:1
9	English Valleys Jr-Sr High School	North English, IA	English Valleys Comm School District	High	214	10.6:1
10	North Cedar Jr/Sr High School	Clarence, IA	North Cedar Comm School District	High	243	10.6:1
11	Dunkerton High School	Dunkerton, IA	Dunkerton Comm School District	High	200	10.6:1
12	AHSTW High School	Avoca, IA	AHSTW Comm School District	High	205	10.7:1
13	Rock Valley High School	Rock Valley, IA	Rock Valley Comm School District	High	242	10.8:1
14	Colo-NESCO Middle/High School	Colo, IA	Colo-NESCO Comm School District	High	216	10.8:1
15	Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School	Colfax, IA	Colfax-Mingo Comm School District	High	287	10.8:1
16	East Union Middle-High School	Afton, IA	East Union Comm School District	High	242	10.9:1
17	GMG Secondary School	Garwin, IA	GMG Comm School District	High	205	10.9:1
18	WACO High School	Wayland, IA	WACO Comm School District	High	241	11.0:1
19	New Hampton High School	New Hampton, IA	New Hampton Comm School District	High	318	11.0:1
20	Forest City High School	Forest City, IA	Forest City Comm School District	High	304	11.1:1
21	John R Mott Jr/Hi School	Postville, IA	Postville Comm School District	High	342	11.1:1
22	Bedford High School	Bedford, IA	Bedford Comm School District	High	245	11.1:1
23	Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School	Hartley, IA	Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District	High	203	11.3:1
24	Maquoketa Valley Senior High School	Delhi, IA	Maquoketa Valley Comm School District	High	206	11.3:1
25	Dubuque Senior High School	Dubuque, IA	Dubuque Comm School District	High	1,490	11.3:1
26	Metro High School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	High	288	11.4:1
27	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High School	Mapleton, IA	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School District	High	256	11.4:1
28	Sioux Central High School	Sioux Rapids, IA	Sioux Central Comm School District	High	255	11.5:1
29	West Sioux High School	Hawarden, IA	West Sioux Comm School District	High	242	11.6:1
30	Southeast Warren Jr-Sr High School	Liberty Center, IA	Southeast Warren Comm School District	High	276	11.7:1
31	South O'Brien Secondary School	Paullina, IA	South O'Brien Comm School District	High	241	11.7:1
32	Audubon Middle-High School	Audubon, IA	Audubon Comm School District	High	291	11.7:1
33	Greene County High School	Jefferson, IA	Greene County Comm School District	High	375	11.8:1
34	Pocahontas Area Middle/ High School	Pocahontas, IA	Pocahontas Area Comm School District	High	367	11.8:1
35	Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School	Packwood, IA	Pekin Comm School District	High	258	11.8:1
36	West Central Valley High School	Stuart, IA	West Central Valley Comm School District	High	264	11.8:1
37	Union High School	La Porte City, IA	Union Comm School District	High	279	11.9:1
38	Iowa Valley Jr-Sr High School	Marengo, IA	Iowa Valley Comm School District	High	229	11.9:1
39	Cascade Junior-Senior High School	Cascade, IA	Western Dubuque Comm School District	High	392	11.9:1
40	North Butler Jr/Sr High School	Greene, IA	North Butler Comm School District	High	254	11.9:1
41	Wapsie Valley High School	Fairbank, IA	Wapsie Valley Comm School District	High	273	12.0:1
42	Woodward-Granger High School	Woodward, IA	Woodward-Granger Comm School District	High	270	12.0:1
43	Mid-Prairie High School	Wellman, IA	Mid-Prairie Comm School District	High	362	12.0:1
44	North Fayette Valley High School	West Union, IA	North Fayette Valley Comm School District	High	323	12.0:1
45	Belmond-Klemme Community Jr-Sr High School	Belmond, IA	Belmond-Klemme Comm School District	High	297	12.1:1
46	East Marshall Senior High School	Le Grand, IA	East Marshall Comm School District	High	217	12.1:1
47	Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High School	Martensdale, IA	Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District	High	225	12.1:1
48	New London Jr-Sr High School	New London, IA	New London Comm School District	High	284	12.2:1
49	Mediapolis High School	Mediapolis, IA	Mediapolis Comm School District	High	312	12.3:1
50	Monticello High School	Monticello, IA	Monticello Comm School District	High	320	12.3:1

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