Ohio · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Ohio

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

4:1
Best ratio
18.3:1
State average
15.7:1
National average
50
Schools listed

The ranking in one line

Fort Hayes Career Center runs Ohio's smallest classes at 4:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 18.3:1.

4:1
smallest classes (Fort Hayes Career Center)
50
listed schools below the state average
18.3:1
Ohio average
15.7:1
national average
# School EnrollmentStudent:Teacher
1 Fort Hayes Career Center Columbus 102 4:1
2 Delaware Area Career Center South Campus Delaware 315 4.4:1
3 Portage Lakes Career Center Uniontown 130 4.4:1
4 Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8 Lima 172 4.5:1
5 D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center Hamilton 930 4.8:1
6 Clay High School Portsmouth 145 5.2:1
7 Ohio Hi-Point Bellefontaine 586 5.3:1
8 Oakstone Community School Columbus 197 5.3:1
9 Warren County Career Center Lebanon 586 5.7:1
10 Rock Hill Middle School Ironton 284 5.8:1
11 Vanguard Tech Center Fremont 177 5.8:1
12 Southeastern Jr. High School South Charleston 101 5.9:1
13 Scioto County Career Technical Center Lucasville 549 6:1
14 Mathews High School Vienna 175 6.5:1
15 Ralph C Starkey (Cjcf) Circleville 108 6.7:1
16 Lima West Middle School Lima 334 6.8:1
17 Unity Elementary School Lima 241 6.8:1
18 Southeastern Sr. High School South Charleston 167 6.8:1
19 Jackson Northview Elementary School Jackson 389 6.9:1
20 Knox County Career Center Mount Vernon 519 7.1:1
21 Summit Academy - Toledo Toledo 127 7.1:1
22 Rock Hill Elementary School Ironton 736 7.2:1
23 Wilson Alternative School Youngstown 104 7.2:1
24 Medina County Career Center Medina 787 7.4:1
25 Lawrence County Chesapeake 569 7.4:1
26 Claymont High School Uhrichsville 394 7.4:1
27 Waterloo Middle School Atwater 131 7.4:1
28 Western Reserve High School Berlin Center 127 7.4:1
29 Waterloo High School Atwater 203 7.5:1
30 Swiss Hills Career Center Woodsfield 139 7.5:1
31 New Knoxville High School New Knoxville 111 7.5:1
32 Bradford Elementary School Bradford 269 7.7:1
33 Tolles Career & Technical Center Plain City 268 7.7:1
34 Freedom Elementary School Lima 235 7.7:1
35 Colerain Elementary School Columbus 181 7.7:1
36 Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy Springfield 158 7.8:1
37 East Technical High School Cleveland 487 7.9:1
38 Willard Middle School Willard 306 7.9:1
39 Bradford High School Bradford 244 7.9:1
40 Silver Lake Elementary School Silver Lake 210 7.9:1
41 Jackson Southview Elementary School Jackson 349 8:1
42 Rock Hill Sr High School Ironton 325 8:1
43 Wellington High School Wellington 228 8:1
44 Graham School the Columbus 139 8.2:1
45 Jackson Westview Elementary School Jackson 386 8.3:1
46 Greenwood Early Learning Center Green 359 8.3:1
47 Jackson Middle School Jackson 525 8.4:1
48 Middletown Preparatory & Fitness Academy Middletown 366 8.4:1
49 Belmont Career Center Saint Clairsville 344 8.4:1
50 Fairland West Elementary School Proctorville 306 8.4:1
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.