Pennsylvania · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Pennsylvania

The 50 public schools in Pennsylvania 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
13.5:1
State average
15.7:1
National average
50
Schools listed

The ranking in one line

Central Pa Digital Lrng Foundation Cs runs Pennsylvania's smallest classes at 4:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 13.5:1.

4:1
smallest classes (Central Pa Digital Lrng Foundation Cs)
50
listed schools below the state average
13.5:1
Pennsylvania average
15.7:1
national average
# School EnrollmentStudent:Teacher
1 Central Pa Digital Lrng Foundation Cs Altoona 194 4:1
2 Provident Cs Pittsburgh 306 4.9:1
3 North Clarion Co Jshs Tionesta 293 4.9:1
4 Pittsburgh Conroy Pittsburgh 192 4.9:1
5 Dr Robert Ketterer Cs Inc Latrobe 127 5.2:1
6 Pittsburgh Classical 6-8 Pittsburgh 245 6.1:1
7 Fannett-Metal Shs Willow Hill 124 6.1:1
8 Bentworth Shs Bentleyville 359 6.4:1
9 Salisbury-Elk Lick Jshs Salisbury 125 6.9:1
10 Lakeview Middle-Hs Stoneboro 452 7.2:1
11 Montrose Area Jshs Montrose 565 7.4:1
12 Glendale El Sch Flinton 304 7.4:1
13 Millville Area Jshs Millville 234 7.6:1
14 Southern Huntingdon Co Hs/Ms Three Springs 595 7.7:1
15 Berlin Brothersvalley Shs Berlin 248 7.7:1
16 Fell Cs Simpson 111 7.8:1
17 Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania C Pittsburgh 297 7.9:1
18 Blankenburg Rudolph Sch Philadelphia 278 7.9:1
19 Springdale Jshs Springdale 421 8.1:1
20 Philadelphia Montessori Cs Philadelphia 226 8.1:1
21 Williamsburg Community Jshs Williamsburg 217 8.1:1
22 Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12 Pittsburgh 281 8.2:1
23 Pittsburgh West Liberty K-5 Pittsburgh 168 8.2:1
24 Edgar Fahs Smith Steam Academy York 388 8.3:1
25 Allegheny-Clarion Valley Hs Foxburg 269 8.3:1
26 Ludlow James R Sch Philadelphia 215 8.4:1
27 Locke Alain Sch Philadelphia 264 8.5:1
28 Cameron County Jshs Emporium 212 8.5:1
29 Monessen Ms Monessen 128 8.5:1
30 Avella Area Jshs Avella 228 8.7:1
31 La Academia Partnership Cs Lancaster 196 8.7:1
32 Rockhill El Sch Rockhill Furnace 148 8.7:1
33 Shirley Twp El Sch Mount Union 279 8.8:1
34 Morris Robert Sch Philadelphia 215 8.8:1
35 Bucktail Hs Renovo 101 8.8:1
36 Northern Cambria Ms Northern Cambria 234 8.9:1
37 Washington Martha Sch Philadelphia 204 8.9:1
38 Elk Lake Jshs Springville 490 9:1
39 Oakview El Sch Stoneboro 348 9:1
40 E M Crouthamel El Sch Souderton 325 9:1
41 Pittsburgh Sunnyside K-8 Pittsburgh 248 9:1
42 Pittsburgh Manchester K-8 Pittsburgh 159 9:1
43 Mountain View Jshs Kingsley 410 9.1:1
44 Palisades Ms Kintnersville 308 9.1:1
45 Coudersport Area El Sch Coudersport 265 9.1:1
46 Center for Student Lrng Cs Pennsbury Levittown 170 9.1:1
47 Harmony Area El Sch Westover 141 9.1:1
48 Sharpsville Area Shs Sharpsville 326 9.2:1
49 Kelly Primary Sch Wilkinsburg 276 9.2:1
50 Bregy F Amedee Sch Philadelphia 264 9.2:1
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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