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The public high schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in North Carolina

Across North Carolina, 476 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Philip J Weaver Ed Center leads the list at 6.9:1, against a median of 18.6:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

476

North Carolina

Best Students/teacher

6.9:1

Median Students/teacher

18.6:1

LOWEST RATIO · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Philip J Weaver Ed Center	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	260	6.9:1
2	Cherokee Central High School	Cherokee, NC	Cherokee Central High School	High	693	7.6:1
3	Madison High School	Marshall, NC	Madison County Schools	High	377	8.5:1
4	Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academ	Halifax, NC	Halifax County Schools	High	204	10.2:1
5	The School for Creative Studies	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	350	10.2:1
6	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	Wilmington, NC	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	High	362	10.3:1
7	Rosman High	Rosman, NC	Transylvania County Schools	High	254	10.4:1
8	Chatham Central High	Bear Creek, NC	Chatham County Schools	High	320	10.4:1
9	Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	369	10.6:1
10	Alleghany High	Sparta, NC	Alleghany County Schools	High	395	11.7:1
11	North Stokes High School	Danbury, NC	Stokes County Schools	High	280	11.7:1
12	Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve	Trinity, NC	Randolph County School System	High	409	12.0:1
13	South Creek High	Robersonville, NC	Martin County Schools	High	265	12.2:1
14	Mitchell High	Bakersville, NC	Mitchell County Schools	High	482	12.2:1
15	Academy at Smith	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	246	12.5:1
16	Penn-Griffin Schools	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	539	12.6:1
17	Longleaf School of the Arts	Raleigh, NC	Longleaf School of the Arts	High	405	12.7:1
18	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	262	12.7:1
19	Raleigh Charter High School	Raleigh, NC	Raleigh Charter High School	High	552	12.8:1
20	The Franklin School of Innovation	Asheville, NC	The Franklin School of Innovation	High	717	12.9:1
21	Apprentice Academy High School	Monroe, NC	Apprentice Academy HS of NC	High	229	12.9:1
22	Northwood High	Pittsboro, NC	Chatham County Schools	High	634	12.9:1
23	High Point Central High	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	1,005	13.0:1
24	Hayesville High	Hayesville, NC	Clay County Schools	High	366	13.0:1
25	Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	239	13.3:1
26	Research Triangle High School	Durham, NC	Research Triangle High School	High	572	13.3:1
27	Fairmont High	Fairmont, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	High	780	13.4:1
28	Durham School of Technology	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	219	13.5:1
29	Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	Sanford, NC	Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	High	628	13.6:1
30	Albemarle High	Albemarle, NC	Stanly County Schools	High	414	13.6:1
31	South Davidson Middle and High	Denton, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	640	13.6:1
32	Beddingfield High	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	High	653	13.6:1
33	SEA-Tech	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	227	13.7:1
34	Mountain Heritage High	Burnsville, NC	Yancey County Schools	High	642	13.7:1
35	Asheville High	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	High	1,221	13.7:1
36	Carrboro High	Carrboro, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	885	13.8:1
37	Highland Sch of Technology	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	538	13.9:1
38	Washington County High	Plymouth, NC	Washington County Schools	High	450	13.9:1
39	Walkertown High	Walkertown, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	662	13.9:1
40	West Columbus High	Cerro Gordo, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	459	14.0:1
41	Southeast Raleigh High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,438	14.0:1
42	Brevard High	Brevard, NC	Transylvania County Schools	High	799	14.1:1
43	Northeast Guilford High	McLeansville, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	977	14.1:1
44	Bartlett Yancey High	Yanceyville, NC	Caswell County Schools	High	635	14.1:1
45	Northampton County High School	Gaston, NC	Northampton County Schools	High	265	14.2:1
46	Reid Ross Classical High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	227	14.3:1
47	Hertford County High	Ahoskie, NC	Hertford County Schools	High	447	14.3:1
48	West Wilkes High School	Millers Creek, NC	Wilkes County Schools	High	582	14.3:1
49	Bear Grass Charter School	Williamston, NC	Bear Grass Charter School	High	445	14.3:1
50	Jordan-Matthews High	Siler City, NC	Chatham County Schools	High	848	14.3:1

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