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

309 public high schools in Virginia appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Charles City County High leads the list at 6.3:1, against a median of 13.9:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

309

Virginia

Best Students/teacher

6.3:1

Median Students/teacher

13.9:1

LOWEST RATIO · VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Charles City County High	Charles City, VA	Charles City County Public Schools	High	221	6.3:1
2	Franklin Military Academy	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	335	6.4:1
3	Carver College and Career Academy	Chester, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	High	272	6.5:1
4	Richmond Community High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	211	8.1:1
5	Richmond Alternative School	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	277	8.3:1
6	Chincoteague High	Chincoteague, VA	Accomack County Public Schools	High	271	8.5:1
7	Armstrong High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	709	8.6:1
8	William Campbell High	Naruna, VA	Campbell County Public Schools	High	384	8.8:1
9	Northwood High	Saltville, VA	Smyth County Public Schools	High	204	8.8:1
10	Salem High	Salem, VA	Salem City Public Schools	High	1,202	9.1:1
11	Richlands High	Richlands, VA	Tazewell County Public Schools	High	557	9.4:1
12	Richmond High School for the Arts	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	1,116	9.6:1
13	Dinwiddie County High	Dinwiddie, VA	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	High	1,260	9.6:1
14	Park View High	Sterling, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	High	1,409	9.7:1
15	Eastern Montgomery High	Elliston, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	254	9.8:1
16	Ridgeview High	Clintwood, VA	Dickenson County Public Schools	High	548	9.9:1
17	Achievable Dream Middle/High	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	High	498	10.0:1
18	Twin Springs High	Nickelsville, VA	Scott County Public Schools	High	242	10.0:1
19	Galileo Magnet High	Danville, VA	Danville City Public Schools	High	260	10.1:1
20	John Marshall High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	645	10.2:1
21	Franklin High	Franklin, VA	Franklin City Public Schools	High	504	10.3:1
22	Craig County High	New Castle, VA	Craig County Public Schools	High	278	10.3:1
23	Rappahannock County High	Washington, VA	Rappahannock County Public Schools	High	316	10.3:1
24	Randolph-Henry High	Charlotte C H, VA	Charlotte County Public Schools	High	460	10.4:1
25	Central High	King And Queen C H, VA	King and Queen County Public Schools	High	265	10.4:1
26	Mount Vernon High	Alexandria, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	High	1,858	10.4:1
27	Franklin County High	Rocky Mount, VA	Franklin County Public Schools	High	1,880	10.4:1
28	Altavista High	Altavista, VA	Campbell County Public Schools	High	606	10.5:1
29	Nelson County High	Lovingston, VA	Nelson County Public Schools	High	486	10.5:1
30	Greensville County High	Emporia, VA	Greensville County Public Schools	High	584	10.6:1
31	Northampton High	Eastville, VA	Northampton County Public Schools	High	401	10.6:1
32	Marion Senior High	Marion, VA	Smyth County Public Schools	High	563	10.6:1
33	Narrows High	Narrows, VA	Giles County Public Schools	High	300	10.7:1
34	Sussex Central High	Sussex, VA	Sussex County Public Schools	High	331	10.8:1
35	Lancaster High	Lancaster, VA	Lancaster County Public Schools	High	402	10.9:1
36	Halifax County High	South Boston, VA	Halifax County Public Schools	High	1,282	11.0:1
37	Giles High	Pearisburg, VA	Giles County Public Schools	High	530	11.2:1
38	Colonial Forge High	Stafford, VA	Stafford County Public Schools	High	2,122	11.2:1
39	Loudoun Valley High	Purcellville, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	High	1,149	11.4:1
40	Manor High	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	High	1,149	11.5:1
41	Tazewell High	Tazewell, VA	Tazewell County Public Schools	High	509	11.5:1
42	Stafford Senior High	Fredericksburg, VA	Stafford County Public Schools	High	2,198	11.5:1
43	Fauquier High	Warrenton, VA	Fauquier County Public Schools	High	1,156	11.6:1
44	George Washington High	Danville, VA	Danville City Public Schools	High	1,248	11.6:1
45	Herndon High	Herndon, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	High	2,261	11.6:1
46	South Lakes High	Reston, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	High	2,434	11.7:1
47	Mathews High	Mathews, VA	Mathews County Public Schools	High	333	11.7:1
48	Middlesex High	Saluda, VA	Middlesex County Public Schools	High	370	11.7:1
49	Carroll County High	Hillsville, VA	Carroll County Public Schools	High	1,033	11.7:1
50	Nandua High	Onley, VA	Accomack County Public Schools	High	621	11.8:1

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