Iowa public schools with the fewest students per teacher

Emmetsburg Middle School in Emmetsburg had the fewest students per full-time teacher of any Iowa public school with 100 or more students in 2024-25: 7.2, against a state average of 14.1 (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, Iowa, 2024-25Emmetsburg Middle School 7.2; Riverside Elementary School 7.9; Blakesburg Elementary 8.0; Prescott Elementary School 8.3; Marnie Simons Elementary School 8.4; Audubon Elementary School 8.5; Delwood Elementary School 8.7; George-Little Rock Senior High School 8.9; Edmunds Elementary School 9.0; Lincoln Elementary School 9.0; Iowa 14.1.051015Emmetsburg Middle School7.2Riverside Elementary School7.9Blakesburg Elementary8.0Prescott Elementary School8.3Marnie Simons Elementary School8.4Audubon Elementary School8.5Delwood Elementary School8.7George-Little Rock Senior High School8.9Edmunds Elementary School9.0Lincoln Elementary School9.0Iowa 14.1
Students per teacher, Iowa, 2024-25Emmetsburg Middle School 7.2; Riverside Elementary School 7.9; Blakesburg Elementary 8.0; Prescott Elementary School 8.3; Marnie Simons Elementary School 8.4; Audubon Elementary School 8.5; Delwood Elementary School 8.7; George-Little Rock Senior High School 8.9; Edmunds Elementary School 9.0; Lincoln Elementary School 9.0; Iowa 14.1.051015Emmetsburg Middle School7.2Riverside Elementary School7.9Blakesburg Elementary8.0Prescott Elementary School8.3Marnie Simons Elementary School8.4Audubon Elementary School8.5Delwood Elementary School8.7George-Little Rock Senior High Scho…8.9Edmunds Elementary School9.0Lincoln Elementary School9.0Iowa 14.1
Students per teacher, Iowa, 2024-25Emmetsburg Middle School 7.2; Riverside Elementary School 7.9; Blakesburg Elementary 8.0; Prescott Elementary School 8.3; Marnie Simons Elementary School 8.4; Audubon Elementary School 8.5; Delwood Elementary School 8.7; George-Little Rock Senior High School 8.9; Edmunds Elementary School 9.0; Lincoln Elementary School 9.0; Iowa 14.1.051015Emmetsburg Middle School7.2Riverside Elementary School7.9Blakesburg Elementary8.0Prescott Elementary School8.3Marnie Simons Elementary School8.4Audubon Elementary School8.5Delwood Elementary School8.7George-Little Rock Senior High School8.9Edmunds Elementary School9.0Lincoln Elementary School9.0Iowa 14.1
Students per teacher, Iowa, 2024-25Emmetsburg Middle School 7.2; Riverside Elementary School 7.9; Blakesburg Elementary 8.0; Prescott Elementary School 8.3; Marnie Simons Elementary School 8.4; Audubon Elementary School 8.5; Delwood Elementary School 8.7; George-Little Rock Senior High School 8.9; Edmunds Elementary School 9.0; Lincoln Elementary School 9.0; Iowa 14.1.051015Emmetsburg Middle School7.2Riverside Elementary School7.9Blakesburg Elementary8.0Prescott Elementary School8.3Marnie Simons Elementary School8.4Audubon Elementary School8.5Delwood Elementary School8.7George-Little Rock Senior High School8.9Edmunds Elementary School9.0Lincoln Elementary School9.0Iowa 14.1

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

The 50 lowest ratios

SchoolDistrictStudentsPer teacher
Emmetsburg Middle SchoolEmmetsburg Community School District1997.2
Riverside Elementary SchoolSioux City Community Schools2277.9
Blakesburg ElementaryEddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD1038.0
Prescott Elementary SchoolDubuque Comm School District3528.3
Marnie Simons Elementary SchoolHamburg Comm School District1028.4
Audubon Elementary SchoolDubuque Comm School District2478.5
Delwood Elementary SchoolDelwood Comm School District1428.7
George-Little Rock Senior High SchoolGeorge-Little Rock Comm School District1028.9
Edmunds Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm School District2599.0
Lincoln Elementary SchoolDubuque Comm School District2579.0
Charter Oak-Ute Elementary SchoolCharter Oak-Ute Comm School District1179.0
Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolDubuque Comm School District4029.2
St Ansgar High SchoolSt Ansgar Comm School District1669.2
Central City Elementary SchoolCentral City Comm School District1709.3
River Valley ElementaryRiver Valley Community School District1549.3
The other 35 on the list
SchoolDistrictStudentsPer teacher
Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High SchoolTwin Cedars Comm School District1429.3
River Valley Junior- Senior High SchoolRiver Valley Community School District1379.3
Easton Valley Junior High / High SchoolEaston Valley Comm School District1989.4
Rockford Junior-Senior High SchoolRudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Comm School District1739.4
Graettinger-Terril Elementary SchoolGraettinger-Terril Comm School District1499.4
North Union ElementaryNorth Union Comm School District1309.4
Harris-Lake Park High SchoolHarris-Lake Park Comm School District1749.5
Andrew Elementary SchoolAndrew Comm School District1259.5
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary SchoolAlbert City-Truesdale Comm School District1009.5
Wings Park Elementary SchoolOelwein Comm School District2949.6
Mark Twain ElementaryIowa City School District2139.6
Hawarden Elementary SchoolWest Sioux Comm School District Office1939.6
Clayton Ridge High SchoolClayton Ridge Community School District1769.6
Keota High SchoolKeota Comm School District1149.6
West Hancock High SchoolWest Hancock Comm School District1619.7
Mormon Trail Elementary SchoolMormon Trail Comm School District1329.7
West Bend-Mallard High SchoolWest Bend-Mallard School1179.7
Hawthorne Elementary SchoolKeokuk Community School District2229.8
East Mills Elementary SchoolEast Mills Community School District2149.8
Madrid High SchoolMadrid Community Schools1959.8
IKM-Manning High SchoolIKM-Manning Comm School District1859.8
Kirkwood Elementary SchoolIowa City School District27010.0
Central City High SchoolCentral City Comm School District20010.0
Calamus-Wheatland Sec Attendance CenterCalamus-Wheatland Community School District18210.0
Nodaway Valley High SchoolNodaway Valley Comm School District18010.0
BCLUW High SchoolBCLUW Community Schools17210.0
Missouri Valley High SchoolMissouri Valley Comm School District22810.1
Columbus Community High SchoolColumbus Community School District22010.1
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Jr. High & High SchoolGladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District20710.1
Edgewood-Colesburg High SchoolEdgewood-Colesburg Comm School District20610.1
ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High SchoolExira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Comm Sch Dist18410.1
Davis County ElementaryDavis County Comm School District41810.2
Rock Run ElementaryIowa Falls Comm School District29210.2
Winfield Elementary SchoolWinfield-Mt Union Comm School District18210.2
Moravia Elementary SchoolMoravia Comm School District14810.2

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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