Pennsylvania · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Pennsylvania
The 50 public schools in Pennsylvania with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a staffing-intensity measure computed from NCES staffing data (not a direct class-size figure).
- 4.1:1
- Best ratio
- 13.6:1
- State average
- 15.7:1
- National average
- 50
- Schools listed
The ranking in one line
Widener Memorial Sch runs Pennsylvania's smallest classes at 4.1:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 13.6:1.
- 4.1:1
- smallest classes (Widener Memorial Sch)
- 50
- listed schools below the state average
- 13.6:1
- Pennsylvania average
- 15.7:1
- national average
| # | School | Enrollment | Student:Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Widener Memorial SchPhiladelphia | 141 | 4.1:1 |
| 2 | Dr Robert Ketterer Cs IncLatrobe | 127 | 4.5:1 |
| 3 | Provident CsPittsburgh | 306 | 4.6:1 |
| 4 | North Clarion Co JshsTionesta | 293 | 5.1:1 |
| 5 | Lebanon MsLebanon | 380 | 5.2:1 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh Classical 6-8Pittsburgh | 245 | 5.2:1 |
| 7 | Central Pa Digital Lrng Foundation CsAltoona | 194 | 5.2:1 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh ConroyPittsburgh | 192 | 5.5:1 |
| 9 | Trinity South El SchWashington | 160 | 5.9:1 |
| 10 | Fannett-Metal ShsWillow Hill | 124 | 5.9:1 |
| 11 | Turner Intermediate SchWilkinsburg | 200 | 6.5:1 |
| 12 | Bentworth ShsBentleyville | 359 | 6.6:1 |
| 13 | Lakeview Middle-HsStoneboro | 452 | 7:1 |
| 14 | Allen MsCamp Hill | 272 | 7:1 |
| 15 | Jackson El SchJohnstown | 105 | 7:1 |
| 16 | Glendale El SchFlinton | 304 | 7.1:1 |
| 17 | Millville Area JshsMillville | 234 | 7.1:1 |
| 18 | Tulpehocken JshsBernville | 441 | 7.2:1 |
| 19 | Southern Huntingdon Co Hs/MsThree Springs | 595 | 7.4:1 |
| 20 | Montrose Area JshsMontrose | 565 | 7.4:1 |
| 21 | Salisbury-Elk Lick JshsSalisbury | 125 | 7.4:1 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh Manchester K-8Pittsburgh | 159 | 7.6:1 |
| 23 | Shade JshsCairnbrook | 123 | 7.7:1 |
| 24 | Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CPittsburgh | 297 | 7.8:1 |
| 25 | Philadelphia Montessori CsPhiladelphia | 226 | 7.8:1 |
| 26 | Williamsburg Community JshsWilliamsburg | 217 | 7.8:1 |
| 27 | Bucktail HsRenovo | 101 | 7.8:1 |
| 28 | Elk Lake JshsSpringville | 490 | 7.9:1 |
| 29 | Victory El SchHarrisville | 182 | 7.9:1 |
| 30 | Wilmington Area MsNew Wilmington | 142 | 7.9:1 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12Pittsburgh | 281 | 8:1 |
| 32 | Locke Alain SchPhiladelphia | 264 | 8:1 |
| 33 | Amy at MartinPhiladelphia | 185 | 8:1 |
| 34 | Monessen MsMonessen | 128 | 8:1 |
| 35 | Hope for Hyndman CsHyndman | 121 | 8.1:1 |
| 36 | Sharon MsSharon | 254 | 8.2:1 |
| 37 | Washington Martha SchPhiladelphia | 204 | 8.2:1 |
| 38 | Rockhill El SchRockhill Furnace | 148 | 8.2:1 |
| 39 | Sheppard Isaac SchPhiladelphia | 123 | 8.2:1 |
| 40 | Oakview El SchStoneboro | 348 | 8.3:1 |
| 41 | Pennridge South MsPerkasie | 332 | 8.3:1 |
| 42 | Trinity North El SchWashington | 232 | 8.3:1 |
| 43 | Oswayo Valley El SchShinglehouse | 132 | 8.3:1 |
| 44 | West Forest El SchTionesta | 100 | 8.3:1 |
| 45 | Pittsburgh Carrick HsPittsburgh | 515 | 8.4:1 |
| 46 | Pittsburgh Langley K-8Pittsburgh | 418 | 8.4:1 |
| 47 | Sharpsville Area ShsSharpsville | 326 | 8.4:1 |
| 48 | Trinity West El SchWashington | 303 | 8.4:1 |
| 49 | Allegheny-Clarion Valley HsFoxburg | 269 | 8.4:1 |
| 50 | Penn London El SchWest Grove | 560 | 8.5:1 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year.
Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.