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

Across the United States, 14,994 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. THE EXCEL CENTER leads the list at 0.1:1, against a median of 15.4:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
14,994
the United States
Best Students/teacher
0.1:1
Median Students/teacher
15.4:1
LOWEST RATIO · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1THE EXCEL CENTERLITTLE ROCK, AREXCEL CENTERHigh3480.1:1
2RAMAH HIGHRAMAH, NMGALLUPHigh2692.8:1
3WEST FORK HIGH SCHOOLWEST FORK, ARWEST FORK SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2643.0:1
4EVIT - East Valley Institute of TechnologyMESA, AZEast Valley Institute of Technology (4516)High3003.4:1
5New Orleans Center for Creative ArtsNew Orleans, LANew Orleans Center for Creative ArtsHigh2243.4:1
6MAYNARD HIGH SCHOOLMAYNARD, ARMAYNARD SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2533.5:1
7LAVACA HIGH SCHOOLLAVACA, ARLAVACA SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2453.5:1
8OZARK MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLWESTERN GROVE, AROZARK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2253.5:1
9BERGMAN HIGH SCHOOLHARRISON, ARBERGMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2973.8:1
10DANVILLE HIGH SCHOOLDANVILLE, ARDANVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2523.8:1
11YELLVILLE-SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOLYELLVILLE, ARYELLVILLE SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3123.9:1
12JASPER HIGH SCHOOLJASPER, ARJASPER SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2054.0:1
13PS 753 SCHOOL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENTBROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75High4084.1:1
14ATKINS HIGH SCHOOLATKINS, ARATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3174.2:1
15FLIPPIN HIGH SCHOOLFLIPPIN, ARFLIPPIN SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2464.2:1
16D Russel Lee Career-Technology CenterHamilton, OHButler Technology & Career Development SchoolsHigh9304.3:1
17DOVER HIGH SCHOOLDOVER, ARDOVER SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3754.3:1
18Alcott College PrepChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High3734.4:1
19PS 12 LEWIS AND CLARK SCHOOLBRONX, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75High2794.4:1
20ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOLROSE BUD, ARROSE BUD SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3084.4:1
21MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOLMARMADUKE, ARMARMADUKE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2784.4:1
22RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOLSEARCY, ARRIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3404.5:1
23BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOLBISMARCK, ARBISMARCK SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3174.5:1
24MORRILTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLMORRILTON, ARSOUTH CONWAY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh6884.5:1
25MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOLMANSFIELD, ARMANSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2144.6:1
26Charles R Drew Transition CenterDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community DistrictHigh2214.6:1
27DIERKS HIGH SCHOOLDIERKS, ARDIERKS SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2534.6:1
28JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOLJUNCTION CITY, ARJUNCTION CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3174.7:1
29MIDLAND HIGH SCHOOLPLEASANT PLAINS, ARMIDLAND SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2224.8:1
30BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOLBEARDEN, ARBEARDEN SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2274.8:1
31HARMONY GROVE HIGH SCHOOLCAMDEN, ARHARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Ouachita)High4024.8:1
32TUCKERMAN HIGH SCHOOLTUCKERMAN, ARJACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2884.9:1
33PALESTINE-WHEATLEY SENIOR HIGHPALESTINE, ARPALESTINE WHEATLEY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3784.9:1
34ARMOREL HIGH SCHOOLBLYTHEVILLE, ARARMOREL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2045.0:1
35MOUNT IDA HIGH SCHOOLMOUNT IDA, ARMOUNT IDA SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2025.0:1
36Ogden Int High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High5195.0:1
37PS 176BRONX, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75High6025.0:1
38CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLNEWARK, ARCEDAR RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3735.0:1
39POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLPOTTSVILLE, ARPOTTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh4045.1:1
40HOXIE HIGH SCHOOLHOXIE, ARHOXIE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3605.1:1
41JESSIEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLJESSIEVILLE, ARJESSIEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2555.1:1
42PS 79 HORAN SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75High2505.1:1
43Delaware Area Career Center South CampusDelaware, OHDelaware Area Career CenterHigh3155.2:1
44MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOLMARSHALL, ARSEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3535.2:1
45OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOLOSCEOLA, AROSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2545.2:1
46SMACKOVER HIGH SCHOOLNORPHLET, ARSMACKOVER NORPHLET SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3475.2:1
47POYEN HIGH SCHOOLPOYEN, ARPOYEN SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2645.3:1
48PS 373 BROOKLYN TRANSITION CENTERBROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75High4335.3:1
49OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOLDONALDSON, AROUACHITA SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2435.3:1
50ACORN HIGH SCHOOLMENA, AROUACHITA RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2815.3:1
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