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

Across New York, 1,058 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. PS 753 SCHOOL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT leads the list at 4.1:1, against a median of 11.0:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,058
New York
Best Students/teacher
4.1:1
Median Students/teacher
11.0:1
LOWEST RATIO · NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1PS 753 SCHOOL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENTBROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75High4084.1:1
2PS 12 LEWIS AND CLARK SCHOOLBRONX, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75High2794.4:1
3PS 176BRONX, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75High6025.0:1
4PS 79 HORAN SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75High2505.1:1
5PS 373 BROOKLYN TRANSITION CENTERBROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75High4335.3:1
6QUEENS TRANSITION CENTERJAMAICA, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75High4615.4:1
7PS 721 STEPHEN MCSWEENEY SCHOOLBRONX, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75High4815.4:1
8PS 811 CONNIE LEKAS SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75High2785.6:1
9JOHN F KENNEDY JR SCHOOLELMHURST, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75High5145.6:1
10RICHARD H HUNGERFORD SCHOOL (THE)STATEN ISLAND, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75High5165.7:1
11PS 811BRONX, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75High6365.9:1
12EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN OF STATEN ISLAND (THE)STATEN ISLAND, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31High2806.3:1
13HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTSBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19High2036.6:1
14JM RAPPORT SCHOOL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENTBRONX, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75High4086.6:1
15AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLAFTON, NYAFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2196.7:1
16PS 371 LILLIAN L RASHKISBROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75High2156.7:1
17PAVILION JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLPAVILION, NYPAVILION CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3316.8:1
18PIERSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLSAG HARBOR, NYSAG HARBOR UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh5016.8:1
19MOUNTAIN VIEW CAMPUSELIZABETHTOWN, NYBOQUET VALLEY CSDHigh2076.9:1
20BRONX DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ACADEMYBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7High2236.9:1
21HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONSBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10High3317.0:1
22NORTH SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOLNORTH SALEM, NYNORTH SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh4927.0:1
23LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLLAKE PLACID, NYLAKE PLACID CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3047.1:1
24PACE HIGH SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2High4997.1:1
25LAKE GEORGE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLLAKE GEORGE, NYLAKE GEORGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2997.2:1
26ESPERANZA PREPARATORY ACADEMYNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4High5287.3:1
27LOCUST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLLOCUST VALLEY, NYLOCUST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh5837.3:1
28FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY II SECONDARY SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3High3107.4:1
29GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYGREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOLHigh3247.4:1
30HADLEY-LUZERNE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLLAKE LUZERNE, NYHADLEY-LUZERNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2887.4:1
31HONEOYE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLHONEOYE, NYHONEOYE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2927.5:1
32HIGH SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTSBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11High2897.5:1
33WARRENSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWARRENSBURG, NYWARRENSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2627.5:1
34MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOLMCGRAW, NYMCGRAW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2347.5:1
35YORK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLRETSOF, NYYORK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3437.5:1
36CUBA-RUSHFORD HIGH SCHOOLCUBA, NYCUBA-RUSHFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2027.6:1
37WHITEHALL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWHITEHALL, NYWHITEHALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3257.6:1
38ORCHARD COLLEGIATE ACADEMYNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1High2557.6:1
39ORISKANY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLORISKANY, NYORISKANY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2297.6:1
40MAPLE GROVE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBEMUS POINT, NYBEMUS POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2757.6:1
41LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh4757.7:1
42LYONS COMMUNITY SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14High3627.7:1
43CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOLCHATHAM, NYCHATHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3167.7:1
44FABIUS-POMPEY MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOLFABIUS, NYFABIUS-POMPEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3157.7:1
45GOWANDA HIGH SCHOOLGOWANDA, NYGOWANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2987.7:1
46WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTSNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3High3197.8:1
47SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLSOUTHOLD, NYSOUTHOLD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3337.8:1
48RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2857.8:1
49JUAN MOREL CAMPOS SECONDARY SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14High4587.8:1
50CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOLCAIRO, NYCAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh3337.8:1
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