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Best Schools · North Carolina · Lowest student-teacher ratio

North Carolina schools with the lowest student-teacher ratios

North Carolina public schools with 200+ students reporting the fewest students per teacher. Excludes virtual schools.

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NORTH CAROLINA · LOWEST STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Cherokee Central Elementary SchoolCherokeeCherokee Central Elementary SchoolElementary6076.5:1
2Philip J Weaver Ed CenterGreensboroGuilford County SchoolsHigh2606.9:1
3Metro SchoolCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCombined2587.2:1
4Cherokee Central High SchoolCherokeeCherokee Central High SchoolHigh6937.6:1
5Madison High SchoolMarshallMadison County SchoolsHigh3778.5:1
6University Park Creative ArtsCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary2128.8:1
7Woods CharterChapel HillWoods Charter SchoolCombined5159.5:1
8Druid Hills AcademyCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary2889.7:1
9Willow Oak MontessoriPittsboroWillow Oak MontessoriElementary2819.8:1
10Powell ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary3359.8:1
11South Greenville ElementaryGreenvillePitt County SchoolsElementary2519.8:1
12W G Pearson ElementaryDurhamDurham Public SchoolsElementary31910.0:1
13Selma Middle SchoolSelmaJohnston County Public SchoolsMiddle33910.0:1
14Hall-Woodward ElementaryWinston SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsElementary53210.0:1
15Rising Leaders AcademySanfordRising Leaders AcademyElementary28210.0:1
16First Flight Elementary SchoolKill Devil HillsDare County SchoolsElementary28510.1:1
17Sadie SaulterGreenvillePitt County SchoolsElementary30010.2:1
18Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep AcademHalifaxHalifax County SchoolsHigh20410.2:1
19The School for Creative StudiesDurhamDurham Public SchoolsHigh35010.2:1
20Girls Leadership Academy of WilmingtonWilmingtonGirls Leadership Academy of WilmingtonHigh36210.3:1
21C C Spaulding ElementaryDurhamDurham Public SchoolsElementary24710.3:1
22Benton Heights ElementaryMonroeUnion County Public SchoolsElementary45110.3:1
23Partnership ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary27610.3:1
24Burgaw MiddleBurgawPender County SchoolsMiddle23610.3:1
25Konnoak Middle SchoolWinston SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsMiddle36310.3:1
26Poe ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary32410.3:1
27Glenn ElementaryDurhamDurham Public SchoolsElementary45510.3:1
28Rosman HighRosmanTransylvania County SchoolsHigh25410.4:1
29Moss Street Partnership SchoolReidsvilleMoss Street Partnership SchoolElementary33910.4:1
30Kirkman Park ElementaryHigh PointGuilford County SchoolsElementary23610.4:1
31Chatham Central HighBear CreekChatham County SchoolsHigh32010.4:1
32Diggs-Latham ElementaryWinston SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsElementary38510.4:1
33Next Generation AcademyGreensboroNext Generation AcademyElementary48710.4:1
34Baskerville ElementaryRocky MountEdgecombe County Public SchoolsElementary22510.5:1
35Eastway ElementaryDurhamDurham Public SchoolsElementary33110.5:1
36Ashley Park PreK-8 SchoolCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary33810.6:1
37Green Valley ElementaryBooneWatauga County SchoolsElementary29210.6:1
38Winston-Salem Preparatory AcadWinston-SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsHigh36910.6:1
39Baileywick Road ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary35210.7:1
40Rock Rest ElementaryMonroeUnion County Public SchoolsElementary39410.7:1
41Pamlico County MiddleBayboroPamlico County SchoolsMiddle24210.7:1
42Brentwood ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary38510.7:1
43Forest Hills Global ElementaryWilmingtonNew Hanover County SchoolsElementary34010.7:1
44Burton ElementaryDurhamDurham Public SchoolsElementary29310.8:1
45R Freeman Sch of EngineeringWilmingtonNew Hanover County SchoolsElementary24110.8:1
46Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary SchoolGastoniaGaston County SchoolsElementary37410.8:1
47Estes Hills ElementaryChapel HillChapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsElementary33610.9:1
48Stedman ElementaryStedmanCumberland County SchoolsElementary28410.9:1
49Walter Bickett ElementaryMonroeUnion County Public SchoolsElementary44411.0:1
50Reaching All Minds AcademyDurhamReaching All Minds AcademyElementary39111.0:1
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