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

Across Rutherford County, North Carolina, 15 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Pinnacle Elementary School leads the list at 16.0:1, against a median of 18.4:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Rutherford County, North Carolina

Best Students/teacher

16.0:1

Median Students/teacher

18.4:1

LOWEST RATIO · RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Pinnacle Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	254	16.0:1
2	Harris Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	434	16.1:1
3	Sunshine Elementary School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	217	16.4:1
4	Rutherfordton Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	397	16.4:1
5	Spindale Elementary School	Spindale, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	337	16.5:1
6	Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	231	17.6:1
7	Chase Middle School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Middle	484	18.2:1
8	Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	459	18.4:1
9	R-S Middle School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Middle	561	18.7:1
10	Ellenboro Elementary School	Ellenboro, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	567	18.7:1
11	East Rutherford High School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	High	623	19.0:1
12	Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	460	19.3:1
13	East Rutherford Middle School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Middle	533	20.0:1
14	Chase High School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	High	596	20.8:1
15	R-S Central High School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	High	763	21.3:1

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