Connecticut public schools with the fewest students per teacher

Westbrook High School in Westbrook had the fewest students per full-time teacher of any Connecticut public school with 100 or more students in 2024-25: 6.3, against a state average of 12.2 (U.S. 15.3). A low ratio counts every teacher, including specialists, so it is not the same as class size.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · schools open that year with 100+ students; online, alternative, special-education, juvenile-justice and part-time programs left out · method

Students per teacher, Connecticut, 2024-25Westbrook High School 6.3; Westbrook Middle School 6.3; Kent Center School 6.7; Hall Memorial School 7.1; Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School 7.3; Bucks Hill School 7.3; Bolton High School 7.4; Hartland School 7.4; Parish Hill High School 7.5; Somers High School 7.7; Connecticut 12.2.051015Westbrook High School6.3Westbrook Middle School6.3Kent Center School6.7Hall Memorial School7.1Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School7.3Bucks Hill School7.3Bolton High School7.4Hartland School7.4Parish Hill High School7.5Somers High School7.7Connecticut 12.2
Students per teacher, Connecticut, 2024-25Westbrook High School 6.3; Westbrook Middle School 6.3; Kent Center School 6.7; Hall Memorial School 7.1; Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School 7.3; Bucks Hill School 7.3; Bolton High School 7.4; Hartland School 7.4; Parish Hill High School 7.5; Somers High School 7.7; Connecticut 12.2.051015Westbrook High School6.3Westbrook Middle School6.3Kent Center School6.7Hall Memorial School7.1Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School7.3Bucks Hill School7.3Bolton High School7.4Hartland School7.4Parish Hill High School7.5Somers High School7.7Connecticut 12.2
Students per teacher, Connecticut, 2024-25Westbrook High School 6.3; Westbrook Middle School 6.3; Kent Center School 6.7; Hall Memorial School 7.1; Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School 7.3; Bucks Hill School 7.3; Bolton High School 7.4; Hartland School 7.4; Parish Hill High School 7.5; Somers High School 7.7; Connecticut 12.2.051015Westbrook High School6.3Westbrook Middle School6.3Kent Center School6.7Hall Memorial School7.1Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School7.3Bucks Hill School7.3Bolton High School7.4Hartland School7.4Parish Hill High School7.5Somers High School7.7Connecticut 12.2
Students per teacher, Connecticut, 2024-25Westbrook High School 6.3; Westbrook Middle School 6.3; Kent Center School 6.7; Hall Memorial School 7.1; Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School 7.3; Bucks Hill School 7.3; Bolton High School 7.4; Hartland School 7.4; Parish Hill High School 7.5; Somers High School 7.7; Connecticut 12.2.051015Westbrook High School6.3Westbrook Middle School6.3Kent Center School6.7Hall Memorial School7.1Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School7.3Bucks Hill School7.3Bolton High School7.4Hartland School7.4Parish Hill High School7.5Somers High School7.7Connecticut 12.2

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 lowest ratios

SchoolDistrictStudentsPer teacher
Westbrook High SchoolWestbrook Public Schools1666.3
Westbrook Middle SchoolWestbrook Public Schools1266.3
Kent Center SchoolKent School District1806.7
Hall Memorial SchoolWillington Public Schools1677.1
Bennie Dover Jackson Middle SchoolNew London Public Schools3437.3
Bucks Hill SchoolWaterbury School District2837.3
Bolton High SchoolBolton Public Schools2127.4
Hartland SchoolHartland School District1217.4
Parish Hill High SchoolRegional School District 111847.5
Somers High SchoolSomers School District3597.7
Chaplin Elementary SchoolChaplin School District1507.8
Arts at the Capitol Theater Magnet School (ACT)Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS1237.8
Hamilton Avenue SchoolGreenwich Public Schools2997.9
Nathan Hale-Ray High SchoolEast Haddam Public Schools2627.9
Tourtellotte Memorial High SchoolThompson School District1847.9
The other 35 on the list
SchoolDistrictStudentsPer teacher
Nathan Hale Arts Magnet SchoolNew London Public Schools4458.0
Wheeler High SchoolNorth Stonington Public Schools3448.0
Windsor Locks Middle SchoolWindsor Locks School District3148.0
Salisbury Central SchoolSalisbury School District2888.1
North Canaan Elementary SchoolNorth Canaan School District2458.1
Stonington Middle SchoolStonington Public Schools3668.2
Old Saybrook Senior High SchoolOld Saybrook School District3388.2
Laurel SchoolBloomfield Public Schools2478.2
Sound SchoolNew Haven Public Schools3328.3
Julian Curtiss SchoolGreenwich Public Schools2368.3
Voluntown Elementary SchoolVoluntown Elementary School2168.3
East Shore Middle SchoolMilford Public Schools3398.4
Sherman SchoolSherman School2298.4
Northwestern Regional Middle SchoolRegional School District 072188.4
Carmen Arace Middle SchoolBloomfield Public Schools2028.5
RHAM Middle SchoolRegional School District 083528.6
Ashford SchoolAshford School District3518.6
Old Saybrook Middle SchoolOld Saybrook School District3078.6
Lebanon Middle SchoolLebanon Public School District2658.7
Daisy Ingraham SchoolWestbrook Public Schools2928.8
Windham Center SchoolWindham School District1768.8
Western Middle SchoolGreenwich Public Schools5638.9
Cloonan SchoolStamford Public Schools4478.9
North Branford High SchoolNorth Branford Public Schools4328.9
Windsor Locks High SchoolWindsor Locks School District3838.9
Coginchaug Regional High SchoolRegional School District 133568.9
Lyman Memorial High SchoolLebanon Public School District3228.9
John B. Sliney SchoolBranford Public Schools2528.9
Mansfield Middle SchoolMansfield School District4149.0
Oxford Middle SchoolOxford School District3719.0
A. I. Prince Technical High SchoolConnecticut Technical Education and Career System7259.1
Shepaug Valley SchoolRegional School District 124869.1
Nathan Hale-Ray Middle SchoolEast Haddam Public Schools3469.1
South Elementary SchoolWindsor Locks School District2859.1
Tyrrell Middle SchoolWolcott School District4989.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: membership divided by full-time-equivalent teachers.

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Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff files · 2024-25

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