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The public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Catawba County, North Carolina

Across Catawba County, North Carolina, 41 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Southwest Primary leads the list at 13.5:1, against a median of 16.5:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Catawba County, North Carolina

Best Students/teacher

13.5:1

Median Students/teacher

16.5:1

LOWEST RATIO · CATAWBA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Southwest Primary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Elementary	292	13.5:1
2	Webb A Murray Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	380	14.0:1
3	North Newton Elementary	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	Elementary	388	14.1:1
4	Grandview Middle	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Middle	347	14.6:1
5	Lyle Creek Elementary	Conover, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	458	14.7:1
6	South Newton Elementary	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	Elementary	328	14.7:1
7	Longview Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Elementary	269	14.9:1
8	Newton-Conover Middle	Conover, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	Middle	559	14.9:1
9	Saint Stephens Elementary	Conover, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	711	15.0:1
10	Shuford Elementary	Conover, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	Elementary	402	15.1:1
11	Snow Creek Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	551	15.2:1
12	Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	High	201	15.2:1
13	W M Jenkins Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Elementary	276	15.5:1
14	Startown Elementary	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	540	15.8:1
15	Claremont Elementary	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	462	16.0:1
16	Mill Creek Middle	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	477	16.2:1
17	Clyde Campbell Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	505	16.2:1
18	Jacobs Fork Middle	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	482	16.3:1
19	Oxford Elementary	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	540	16.4:1
20	Maiden Middle School	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	451	16.4:1
21	Balls Creek Elementary	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	686	16.5:1
22	Newton-Conover High	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	High	724	16.6:1
23	River Bend Middle	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	450	16.6:1
24	Banoak Elementary	Vale, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	291	16.7:1
25	Harry M Arndt Middle	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Middle	601	16.7:1
26	Charles H Tuttle Elementary	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	368	16.8:1
27	Viewmont Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Elementary	509	16.9:1
28	Oakwood Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Elementary	336	17.0:1
29	Catawba Elementary School	Catawba, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	450	17.1:1
30	Northview Middle	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Middle	481	17.3:1
31	Blackburn Elementary	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	484	17.3:1
32	Mountain View Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	708	17.5:1
33	Maiden Elementary	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	562	17.7:1
34	Sherrills Ford Elementary	Sherrills Ford, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	633	17.9:1
35	Maiden High	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	852	20.7:1
36	Bunker Hill High	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	845	21.1:1
37	Fred T Foard High	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	930	21.8:1
38	Saint Stephens High	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	1,268	22.1:1
39	Bandys High	Catawba, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	935	23.2:1
40	Hickory High	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	High	1,024	26.6:1
41	Challenger Early College High	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	376	33.5:1

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