North Carolina · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in North Carolina

The 50 public schools in North Carolina with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a staffing-intensity measure computed from NCES staffing data (not a direct class-size figure).

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The ranking in one line

Phillips High runs North Carolina's smallest classes at 4.4:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 15.8:1.

4.4:1
smallest classes (Phillips High): 50
listed schools below the state average: 15.8:1
North Carolina average: 15.7:1
national average

#	School	Enrollment	Level	District	Vs State Avg	Student:Teacher
1	Phillips HighRaleigh	123	High	Wake County Schools	-72%	4.4:1
2	Turning Point AcademyCharlotte	144	Other	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	-65%	5.5:1
3	Lowrance MiddleWinston Salem	129	Other	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	-63%	5.9:1
4	Guilford Elearning University PrepGreensboro	284	Elementary	Guilford County Schools	-62%	6:1
5	Career Academy and Technical SchoolTroutman	103	Other	Iredell-Statesville Schools	-61%	6.1:1
6	Ocracoke SchoolOcracoke	139	Other	Hyde County Schools	-58%	6.6:1
7	Henderson County Career AcademyFlat Rock	114	Other	Henderson County Schools	-58%	6.7:1
8	Durham's Performance Learning CenterDurham	122	High	Durham Public Schools	-57%	6.8:1
9	Northview AcademyStatesville	108	Other	Iredell-Statesville Schools	-57%	6.8:1
10	Mina Charter School of Lee CountySanford	282	Elementary	Mina Charter School of Lee County	-56%	6.9:1
11	S W Snowden ElementaryAurora	117	Other	Beaufort County Schools	-56%	6.9:1
12	Philip J Weaver Ed CenterGreensboro	260	High	Guilford County Schools	-56%	7:1
13	Haynes Inman Education CenterJamestown	135	Other	Guilford County Schools	-55%	7.1:1
14	Marjorie Williams AcademyNewland	130	Other	Marjorie Williams Academy	-54%	7.2:1
15	Mabel ElementaryZionville	140	Other	Watauga County Schools	-53%	7.4:1
16	Bethel ElementarySugar Grove	128	Other	Watauga County Schools	-53%	7.5:1
17	Community High SchoolSwannanoa	127	High	Buncombe County Schools	-53%	7.5:1
18	Gouge ElementaryBakersville	144	Elementary	Mitchell County Schools	-52%	7.6:1
19	Gateway Education CenterGreensboro	146	Other	Guilford County Schools	-51%	7.7:1
20	Metro SchoolCharlotte	258	Other	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	-51%	7.8:1
21	R Freeman Sch of EngineeringWilmington	241	Other	New Hanover County Schools	-51%	7.8:1
22	Woodfin ElementaryAsheville	111	Elementary	Buncombe County Schools	-50%	7.9:1
23	The Experiential School of GreensboroGreensboro	191	Elementary	The Experiential School of Greensboro	-49%	8:1
24	Madison High SchoolMarshall	377	High	Madison County Schools	-48%	8.2:1
25	Ecu Community SchoolGreenville	108	Elementary	East Carolina Community School	-47%	8.3:1
26	Little River K-8 SchoolDurham	326	Other	Durham Public Schools	-47%	8.4:1
27	Pleasant Grove ElementaryMorrisville	376	Other	Wake County Schools	-46%	8.5:1
28	The School for Creative StudiesDurham	350	Other	Durham Public Schools	-46%	8.5:1
29	Avery MiddleNewland	181	Middle	Avery County Schools	-46%	8.6:1
30	Eastway ElementaryDurham	331	Other	Durham Public Schools	-44%	8.9:1
31	Weldon MiddleHalifax	133	Elementary	Weldon City Schools	-44%	8.9:1
32	Barnardsville ElementaryBarnardsville	125	Other	Buncombe County Schools	-44%	8.9:1
33	Kearns AcademyHigh Point	108	High	Guilford County Schools	-43%	9:1
34	Webb Street SchoolGastonia	163	Other	Gaston County Schools	-42%	9.1:1
35	Bennett SchoolBennett	187	Other	Chatham County Schools	-41%	9.3:1
36	Enfield Middle S.T.E.a.M. AcademyEnfield	177	Middle	Halifax County Schools	-41%	9.3:1
37	Haliwa-Saponi Tribal SchoolHollister	140	Other	Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School	-41%	9.3:1
38	Selma Middle SchoolSelma	339	Middle	Johnston County Public Schools	-41%	9.4:1
39	Rosman HighRosman	254	High	Transylvania County Schools	-41%	9.4:1
40	Woods CharterChapel Hill	515	Other	Woods Charter School	-40%	9.5:1
41	Merrick-Moore ElementaryDurham	445	Other	Durham Public Schools	-40%	9.5:1
42	A H Snipes Academy of Arts/DesWilmington	342	Elementary	New Hanover County Schools	-40%	9.5:1
43	First Flight Elementary SchoolKill Devil Hills	285	Other	Dare County Schools	-40%	9.5:1
44	Saluda Elementary SchoolSaluda	142	Other	Polk County Schools	-40%	9.5:1
45	Charlotte East Language AcademyCharlotte	594	Elementary	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	-39%	9.6:1
46	Diggs-Latham ElementaryWinston Salem	385	Other	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	-39%	9.6:1
47	Hickory Career Arts Magnet High SchoolHickory	201	High	Hickory City Schools	-39%	9.6:1
48	Glenn ElementaryDurham	455	Elementary	Durham Public Schools	-39%	9.7:1
49	Green Valley ElementaryBoone	292	Other	Watauga County Schools	-39%	9.7:1
50	South Creek MiddleRobersonville	146	Middle	Martin County Schools	-39%	9.7:1

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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