Minnesota · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Minnesota

The 50 public schools in Minnesota with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a class-size measure computed from NCES staffing data.

Compiled from official source data by .
4:1
Best ratio
15.9:1
State average
15.7:1
National average
50
Schools listed

The ranking in one line

Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview runs Minnesota's smallest classes at 4:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 15.9:1.

4:1
smallest classes (Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview)
50
listed schools below the state average
15.9:1
Minnesota average
15.7:1
national average
# School EnrollmentStudent:Teacher
1 Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview SHOREVIEW 189 4:1
2 River Trail Learning Ctr @ Lo Jacob COON RAPIDS 153 4.1:1
3 Metro Deaf School SAINT PAUL 156 4.4:1
4 Lionsgate Academy - Minnetonka MINNETONKA 150 4.4:1
5 917 Transitional Education Serv Alt ROSEMOUNT 133 4.8:1
6 Northfield Community Education Cntr NORTHFIELD 117 5.2:1
7 Twin Lakes Stem Academy BROOKLYN PARK 217 5.9:1
8 Spero Academy MINNEAPOLIS 148 5.9:1
9 Probstfield Center for Education MOORHEAD 253 6:1
10 Paul Bunyan Center BEMIDJI 118 6:1
11 Banaadir Elementary MINNEAPOLIS 149 6.4:1
12 Pathways COON RAPIDS 110 6.5:1
13 Lincoln Education Center BRAINERD 105 6.5:1
14 Bridge View Special Education SAINT PAUL 115 6.7:1
15 Naytahwaush Community School NAYTAHWAUSH 134 6.8:1
16 Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac MAPLE GROVE 231 6.9:1
17 Red Lake Early Childhood Center RED LAKE 137 7.2:1
18 Spero Academy Brooklyn Park BROOKLYN PARK 127 7.4:1
19 Wabasha-Kellogg Elementary WABASHA 205 7.5:1
20 Ponemah Elementary PONEMAH 136 7.6:1
21 Onamia Elementary School ONAMIA 131 7.6:1
22 Northeast College Prep Charter Scho MINNEAPOLIS 282 7.7:1
23 Hennepin Schools Lower Campus MINNEAPOLIS 240 7.7:1
24 Brainerd Early Childhood Sp. Ed. BAXTER 151 7.7:1
25 Transition Plus Services MINNEAPOLIS 267 7.8:1
26 Onamia Primary School ONAMIA 130 7.8:1
27 Washington Elementary HIBBING 310 7.9:1
28 Freshwater Education District Alc WADENA 101 8:1
29 Myers-Wilkins Elementary DULUTH 329 8.1:1
30 Transition Plus APPLE VALLEY 154 8.1:1
31 Edgewood Ecse PRIOR LAKE 116 8.1:1
32 Normandy Park Education Center WHITE BEAR LAKE 154 8.2:1
33 Early Education Center ALEXANDRIA 114 8.3:1
34 Northome Elementary NORTHOME 102 8.4:1
35 Early Childhood Special Education MINNEAPOLIS 573 8.5:1
36 Garlough Environmental Magnet WEST SAINT PAUL 414 8.5:1
37 Bluffview Montessori WINONA 209 8.5:1
38 Knight Elementary RANDALL 119 8.5:1
39 Team Academy WASECA 101 8.5:1
40 Hope Community Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL 434 8.6:1
41 Como Park Elementary SAINT PAUL 387 8.6:1
42 College Preparatory Elementary SAINT PAUL 147 8.6:1
43 Hmong Language and Culture-Parkway SAINT PAUL 337 8.7:1
44 St. Paul City High School SAINT PAUL 152 8.8:1
45 Oak Ridge Early Learning Center SARTELL 288 9:1
46 Hoover Early Learning School ROCHESTER 211 9:1
47 Ec Sp Ed at Quarryview Ed Center WAITE PARK 245 9.1:1
48 Ecse@ Isd 15 Lifelong Learning CEDAR 117 9.1:1
49 Kittson Central Secondary HALLOCK 108 9.1:1
50 Alc Senior High BROOKLYN PARK 107 9.1:1
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.
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