Wisconsin · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Wisconsin

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

Compiled from official source data by .
4.6:1
Best ratio
15.1:1
State average
15.7:1
National average
50
Schools listed

The ranking in one line

Hillcrest School runs Wisconsin's smallest classes at 4.6:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 15.1:1.

4.6:1
smallest classes (Hillcrest School)
50
listed schools below the state average
15.1:1
Wisconsin average
15.7:1
national average
# School EnrollmentStudent:Teacher
1 Hillcrest School Kenosha 108 4.6:1
2 Carmen Middle School South Milwaukee 191 4.8:1
3 Vel R Phillips School Wauwatosa 139 6.2:1
4 Bayfield Elementary Bayfield 189 7.1:1
5 Capital High Madison 129 7.7:1
6 Bayfield High Bayfield 119 7.7:1
7 Innovative High Madison 138 7.8:1
8 Albany Elementary Albany 159 7.9:1
9 Webster Stanley Elementary Oshkosh 573 8:1
10 Northside Elementary La Crosse 237 8:1
11 Granton High Granton 112 8.2:1
12 Jefferson Elementary Sheboygan 252 8.3:1
13 Keshena Primary Keshena 394 8.4:1
14 Merrill Elementary Oshkosh 242 8.6:1
15 Penfield Montessori Academy Milwaukee 121 8.6:1
16 Lincoln Middle La Crosse 277 8.7:1
17 Lincoln Elementary Wausau 204 8.7:1
18 Hustisford High Hustisford 158 8.8:1
19 Jones Elementary Racine 149 8.8:1
20 Lac Du Flambeau Elementary Lac du Flambeau 499 8.9:1
21 Longfellow Elementary Sheboygan 234 8.9:1
22 North Crawford High Soldiers Grove 123 8.9:1
23 Wilson Elementary Kenosha 116 8.9:1
24 Eagle Point Elementary DeForest 389 9:1
25 Wabeno High Wabeno 193 9:1
26 United Community Center Acosta Middle School Milwaukee 188 9:1
27 Grove Elementary Wisconsin Rapids 178 9:1
28 North Lakeland Elementary Manitowish Waters 158 9:1
29 Augusta High Augusta 144 9:1
30 Valders High Valders 291 9.1:1
31 Wilson Elementary Janesville 256 9.1:1
32 Hamilton Elementary School La Crosse 151 9.1:1
33 Green Lake High Green Lake 139 9.1:1
34 Florence High Florence 116 9.1:1
35 Westside Elementary Sun Prairie 434 9.2:1
36 Logan Middle La Crosse 424 9.2:1
37 Creekside Elementary Sun Prairie 394 9.2:1
38 C H Bird Elementary Sun Prairie 333 9.2:1
39 Sheridan Elementary Sheboygan 286 9.2:1
40 Richland Center Intermediate School Richland Center 275 9.2:1
41 Black Hawk Elementary South Wayne 163 9.2:1
42 Almond-Bancroft High Almond 103 9.2:1
43 Jackson Elementary Janesville 339 9.3:1
44 Lapham Elementary Madison 182 9.3:1
45 Siren Elementary Siren 172 9.3:1
46 Bowler High Bowler 138 9.3:1
47 Shabazz-City High Madison 106 9.3:1
48 Pecatonica High Blanchardville 198 9.4:1
49 Monticello Elementary Monticello 131 9.4:1
50 Fort Atkinson Middle Fort Atkinson 467 9.5:1
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.
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