What is the average student-teacher ratio?
Public schools had 15.2 pupils for every full-time teacher in 2024–25, over the 92,705 schools in the fifty states and DC that report both counts to NCES. Tennessee reported no teachers and is left out.
Data retrieved
The figures behind this
| State | Pupils per teacher | Schools counted |
|---|---|---|
| California | 21.6 | 9,949 |
| Utah | 21.6 | 1,059 |
| Nevada | 19.8 | 697 |
| Alaska | 18.8 | 483 |
| Florida | 18.2 | 3,790 |
| Oregon | 18.1 | 1,273 |
| Idaho | 18.0 | 778 |
| Washington | 17.9 | 2,275 |
| Arizona | 17.5 | 1,976 |
| Ohio | 17.2 | 3,437 |
| Alabama | 17.1 | 1,356 |
| Michigan | 16.5 | 3,373 |
| Colorado | 16.4 | 1,879 |
| Oklahoma | 16.2 | 1,774 |
| North Carolina | 16.1 | 2,676 |
| Kentucky | 15.3 | 1,427 |
| Indiana | 15.3 | 1,891 |
| Minnesota | 14.9 | 2,192 |
| Texas | 14.9 | 8,924 |
| Delaware | 14.7 | 224 |
| Maryland | 14.4 | 1,388 |
| Georgia | 14.4 | 2,324 |
| Hawaii | 14.2 | 296 |
| Iowa | 14.2 | 1,300 |
| South Carolina | 14.1 | 1,274 |
| Mississippi | 13.9 | 854 |
| Virginia | 13.9 | 1,852 |
| South Dakota | 13.8 | 699 |
| Montana | 13.7 | 838 |
| Wisconsin | 13.7 | 2,158 |
| Louisiana | 13.7 | 1,305 |
| Nebraska | 13.7 | 1,068 |
| Kansas | 13.6 | 1,294 |
| West Virginia | 13.5 | 639 |
| Illinois | 13.4 | 4,028 |
| Pennsylvania | 13.4 | 2,924 |
| Rhode Island | 13.0 | 304 |
| New Mexico | 12.9 | 832 |
| Missouri | 12.6 | 2,384 |
| Arkansas | 12.5 | 1,070 |
| Connecticut | 12.2 | 995 |
| Wyoming | 12.1 | 356 |
| Massachusetts | 11.9 | 1,814 |
| New Jersey | 11.6 | 2,485 |
| North Dakota | 11.5 | 491 |
| Maine | 11.3 | 561 |
| New York | 11.3 | 4,695 |
| New Hampshire | 11.2 | 496 |
| District of Columbia | 10.9 | 245 |
| Vermont | 10.8 | 303 |
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Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data — public schools, newest full school year — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026