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

This ranking covers the public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Orange County, North Carolina, drawn from 31 qualifying public schools. Estes Hills Elementary leads the list at 10.9:1, against a median of 13.2:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Orange County, North Carolina

Best Students/teacher

10.9:1

Median Students/teacher

13.2:1

LOWEST RATIO · ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Estes Hills Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	336	10.9:1
2	Central Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	261	11.2:1
3	Phillips Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	600	11.4:1
4	New Hope Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	528	11.6:1
5	McDougle Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	659	11.6:1
6	Glenwood Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	390	12.0:1
7	Culbreth Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	632	12.1:1
8	Scroggs Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	410	12.1:1
9	Morris Grove Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	383	12.2:1
10	Seawell Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	416	12.4:1
11	Ephesus Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	410	12.6:1
12	Rashkis Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	455	12.8:1
13	Carrboro Elementary	Carrboro, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	515	12.9:1
14	McDougle Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	497	12.9:1
15	Northside Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	412	12.9:1
16	The Expedition School	Hillsborough, NC	The Expedition School	Elementary	380	13.2:1
17	Grady Brown Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	406	13.2:1
18	FPG Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	536	13.3:1
19	Orange Middle	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Middle	514	13.4:1
20	Gravelly Hill Middle	Efland, NC	Orange County Schools	Middle	415	13.5:1
21	Smith Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	763	13.7:1
22	Pathways Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	371	13.8:1
23	Carrboro High	Carrboro, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	885	13.8:1
24	River Park Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	523	14.4:1
25	A L Stanback Middle	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Middle	648	14.5:1
26	Hillsborough Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	435	14.7:1
27	Efland Cheeks Elementary	Efland, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	532	14.8:1
28	Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	1,608	15.9:1
29	East Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	1,419	16.3:1
30	Orange High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	1,161	19.6:1
31	Cedar Ridge High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	1,148	24.3:1

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