Best Student-Teacher Ratios in California.

Cities in California with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in public schools.

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#	City	Population	Student-Teacher Ratio	Public Schools
1	Healdsburg	11,243	14.7:1	4
2	Hillsborough	11,099	15.0:1	4
3	Beverly Hills	31,624	15.1:1	6
4	Commerce	11,993	15.6:1	3
5	Malibu	10,421	15.7:1	4
6	Piedmont	10,945	16.5:1	7
7	Menlo Park	32,727	16.8:1	6
8	Costa Mesa	110,330	17.1:1	28
9	Palo Alto	67,237	17.2:1	17
10	Carpinteria	13,036	17.6:1	5
11	Pacific Grove	14,951	18.1:1	6
12	Westmont	34,123	18.2:1	7
13	San Fernando	23,632	18.2:1	10
14	Duarte	22,184	18.2:1	6
15	Arcata	18,607	18.2:1	13
16	View Park-Windsor Hills	11,230	18.2:1	2
17	Morro Bay	10,692	18.2:1	2
18	Redlands	73,375	18.4:1	23
19	Los Altos	30,698	18.4:1	11
20	Laguna Beach	22,710	18.4:1	3
21	East Palo Alto	29,069	18.5:1	7
22	Fortuna	12,326	18.5:1	8
23	East Los Angeles	111,647	18.6:1	44
24	South San Francisco	64,305	18.6:1	13
25	Emeryville	13,081	18.7:1	3
26	Santa Barbara	87,779	18.8:1	22
27	Maywood	24,317	18.8:1	7
28	Potomac Park	10,138	18.8:1	1
29	Montebello	61,045	18.9:1	14
30	Gardena	59,422	18.9:1	9
31	Bell Gardens	38,229	18.9:1	7
32	El Sobrante (Contra Costa County)	16,294	18.9:1	2
33	Auburn	13,768	18.9:1	10
34	Berkeley	120,257	19.0:1	18
35	Mountain View	83,732	19.0:1	15
36	Cudahy	22,087	19.0:1	4
37	Grover Beach	12,604	19.1:1	3
38	Grass Valley	14,113	19.2:1	9
39	Shasta Lake	10,311	19.2:1	6
40	Escondido	149,668	19.3:1	37
41	Nipomo	17,516	19.3:1	5
42	Los Osos	14,166	19.3:1	3
43	Mill Valley	14,012	19.3:1	5
44	Delhi	11,009	19.3:1	5
45	Sonoma	10,670	19.3:1	5
46	Rio Vista	10,102	19.3:1	4
47	Corte Madera	10,077	19.3:1	2
48	Yuba City	69,471	19.4:1	21
49	Oroville	19,752	19.4:1	19
50	Stanford	18,662	19.4:1	2
51	Larkspur	12,854	19.4:1	4
52	Newman	12,316	19.4:1	8
53	Santa Clara	130,256	19.5:1	24
54	Windsor	26,081	19.5:1	7
55	Truckee	17,066	19.5:1	7
56	Carson	92,871	19.6:1	24
57	Orinda	19,514	19.6:1	6
58	North Fair Oaks	13,100	19.6:1	4
59	San Mateo	103,105	19.7:1	18
60	Seaside	31,814	19.7:1	12
61	Eastern Goleta Valley	28,295	19.7:1	11
62	McKinleyville	17,113	19.7:1	5
63	Ukiah	16,304	19.7:1	14
64	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley	12,085	19.7:1	1
65	Anderson	11,255	19.7:1	8
66	Santa Monica	91,169	19.8:1	13
67	Hawaiian Gardens	13,691	19.8:1	3
68	Los Angeles	3,857,263	19.9:1	818
69	Oakland	439,418	19.9:1	121
70	Rancho Cordova	81,849	19.9:1	25
71	Florence-Graham	60,690	19.9:1	23
72	West Rancho Dominguez	23,300	19.9:1	10
73	South Lake Tahoe	21,269	19.9:1	7
74	San Anselmo	12,679	19.9:1	3
75	Paramount	52,050	20.0:1	16
76	Altadena	41,705	20.0:1	8
77	Dana Point	32,790	20.0:1	4
78	Red Bluff	14,549	20.0:1	12
79	Diamond Springs	10,927	20.0:1	11
80	San Rafael	60,433	20.1:1	15
81	Redwood City	82,447	20.2:1	17
82	Camarillo	70,186	20.2:1	22
83	Port Hueneme	21,582	20.2:1	4
84	Lomita	20,225	20.2:1	3
85	Big Bear City	11,431	20.2:1	3
86	Santa Rosa	177,090	20.3:1	49
87	Bell	32,476	20.3:1	10
88	Santa Cruz	61,607	20.4:1	17
89	Pacifica	37,261	20.4:1	10
90	Shafter	21,193	20.4:1	7
91	Coronado	19,015	20.4:1	5
92	South San Jose Hills	16,911	20.4:1	8
93	Parlier	14,507	20.4:1	7
94	Cathedral City	52,267	20.5:1	9
95	Palm Springs	45,070	20.5:1	8
96	Lemoore	27,102	20.5:1	13
97	Marina	22,563	20.5:1	7
98	Rosamond	21,473	20.5:1	6
99	Lennox	19,449	20.5:1	8
100	Albany	19,414	20.5:1	6
101	Marysville	12,726	20.5:1	12
102	Santa Ana	312,534	20.6:1	73
103	West Carson	22,143	20.6:1	2
104	Isla Vista	13,920	20.6:1	1
105	San Bernardino	222,724	20.7:1	80
106	El Monte	106,109	20.7:1	24
107	South Gate	91,483	20.7:1	27
108	Desert Hot Springs	33,200	20.7:1	7
109	Fallbrook	32,112	20.7:1	12
110	Sunnyvale	154,236	20.8:1	20
111	Redding	93,409	20.8:1	38
112	Coachella	43,307	20.8:1	10
113	Fresno	545,970	20.9:1	163
114	Daly City	101,964	20.9:1	20
115	Vista	99,114	20.9:1	26
116	North Highlands	47,957	20.9:1	13
117	La Puente	37,142	20.9:1	12
118	Banning	31,093	20.9:1	11
119	Saratoga	30,319	20.9:1	10
120	Corcoran	22,491	20.9:1	8
121	Lamont	13,164	20.9:1	5
122	Los Gatos	32,786	21.0:1	5
123	Goleta	32,685	21.0:1	7
124	Bloomington	25,698	21.0:1	7
125	Lafayette	25,285	21.0:1	6
126	Arroyo Grande	18,372	21.0:1	4
127	Cameron Park	18,315	21.0:1	4
128	Antioch	116,477	21.1:1	27
129	Selma	24,659	21.1:1	10
130	Yucca Valley	21,770	21.1:1	5
131	Coalinga	17,203	21.1:1	8
132	Moraga	16,769	21.1:1	5
133	Susanville	14,177	21.1:1	8
134	San Francisco	830,235	21.2:1	132
135	West Sacramento	54,927	21.2:1	17
136	Rosemead	50,013	21.2:1	14
137	Oildale	34,687	21.2:1	8
138	San Carlos	29,614	21.2:1	10
139	Livingston	14,606	21.2:1	6
140	Lindsay	12,643	21.2:1	11
141	San Marino	12,216	21.2:1	4
142	Oxnard	200,928	21.3:1	45
143	Huntington Park	53,108	21.3:1	24
144	Stanton	39,402	21.3:1	3
145	Lawndale	30,781	21.3:1	11
146	West Whittier-Los Nietos	25,615	21.3:1	9
147	South El Monte	19,287	21.3:1	5
148	Fillmore	16,816	21.3:1	8
149	Citrus Heights	86,995	21.4:1	12
150	Rohnert Park	44,575	21.4:1	14
151	Lompoc	43,646	21.4:1	12
152	Wasco	26,558	21.4:1	8
153	Thousand Oaks	125,205	21.5:1	31
154	Santa Maria	110,462	21.5:1	21
155	Chico	102,188	21.5:1	34
156	Lodi	67,607	21.5:1	19
157	Laguna Niguel	64,139	21.5:1	9
158	Petaluma	59,247	21.5:1	25
159	South Whittier	55,650	21.5:1	12
160	Delano	51,679	21.5:1	17
161	El Centro	44,240	21.5:1	21
162	Santa Paula	31,376	21.5:1	10
163	Riverbank	25,166	21.5:1	6
164	Linda	23,871	21.5:1	4
165	Avocado Heights	12,593	21.5:1	2
166	Half Moon Bay	11,391	21.5:1	4
167	Farmersville	10,397	21.5:1	6
168	Fontana	214,169	21.6:1	50
169	Davis	66,978	21.6:1	16
170	Woodland	61,854	21.6:1	18
171	Hanford	59,754	21.6:1	25
172	Novato	52,546	21.6:1	15
173	San Lorenzo	29,171	21.6:1	10
174	Pinole	18,761	21.6:1	7
175	Walnut Park	14,958	21.6:1	2
176	Soquel	10,679	21.6:1	3
177	Pomona	147,943	21.7:1	35
178	Livermore	85,522	21.7:1	19
179	Newport Beach	83,845	21.7:1	12
180	Baldwin Park	70,138	21.7:1	17
181	San Gabriel	38,392	21.7:1	10
182	Montclair	37,810	21.7:1	11
183	Monterey	29,613	21.7:1	5
184	Ridgecrest	28,225	21.7:1	11
185	Twentynine Palms	27,355	21.7:1	7
186	Salida	13,900	21.7:1	3
187	Lake Arrowhead	10,639	21.7:1	5
188	Ontario	180,547	21.8:1	38
189	Jurupa Valley	107,011	21.8:1	26
190	Tracy	96,966	21.8:1	24
191	Mission Viejo	92,151	21.8:1	23
192	San Leandro	87,826	21.8:1	16
193	San Jacinto	55,180	21.8:1	17
194	Azusa	49,031	21.8:1	10
195	Galt	25,962	21.8:1	10
196	Rosedale	18,877	21.8:1	3
197	Exeter	10,258	21.8:1	7
198	San Jose	990,138	21.9:1	236
199	Merced	91,953	21.9:1	32
200	Watsonville	51,712	21.9:1	21
201	Florin	50,211	21.9:1	11
202	San Luis Obispo	48,491	21.9:1	10
203	Rosemont	23,766	21.9:1	6
204	Casa de Oro-Mount Helix	19,765	21.9:1	5
205	Mead Valley	19,286	21.9:1	5
206	North Auburn	13,480	21.9:1	1
207	Muscoy	12,025	21.9:1	3
208	Moreno Valley	211,666	22.0:1	51
209	Hayward	158,801	22.0:1	38
210	Visalia	143,939	22.0:1	45
211	Bellflower	76,819	22.0:1	11
212	Pittsburg	76,257	22.0:1	15
213	Madera	67,831	22.0:1	30
214	San Clemente	63,273	22.0:1	10
215	Culver City	39,931	22.0:1	9
216	Foster City	32,792	22.0:1	6
217	East Niles	28,532	22.0:1	6
218	Ashland	22,210	22.0:1	5
219	Rancho Mirage	17,563	22.0:1	2
220	Blythe	17,396	22.0:1	5
221	Winton	11,797	22.0:1	4
222	Riverside	319,069	22.1:1	79
223	Chula Vista	276,375	22.1:1	70
224	Modesto	219,215	22.1:1	60
225	Salinas	161,761	22.1:1	48
226	Richmond	115,505	22.1:1	34
227	West Covina	107,037	22.1:1	25
228	Morgan Hill	45,425	22.1:1	11
229	Monrovia	37,571	22.1:1	11
230	Atwater	32,162	22.1:1	14
231	Burlingame	30,525	22.1:1	10
232	Benicia	26,749	22.1:1	8
233	Patterson	24,693	22.1:1	9
234	Prunedale	19,723	22.1:1	6
235	Valley Center	11,119	22.1:1	5
236	Buena Park	82,871	22.2:1	14
237	Lakewood	79,850	22.2:1	21
238	Rocklin	73,327	22.2:1	22
239	Turlock	72,502	22.2:1	16
240	Colton	53,772	22.2:1	16
241	Ceres	49,342	22.2:1	20
242	Atascadero	29,712	22.2:1	9
243	Belmont	27,337	22.2:1	6
244	Ramona	22,634	22.2:1	8
245	Alpine	15,180	22.2:1	3
246	Placerville	10,762	22.2:1	5
247	Fairview	10,745	22.2:1	2
248	Vacaville	102,596	22.3:1	21
249	Monterey Park	59,132	22.3:1	9
250	Lemon Grove	27,686	22.3:1	7
251	Phelan	18,496	22.3:1	10
252	El Segundo	16,769	22.3:1	8
253	McFarland	14,222	22.3:1	7
254	Palos Verdes Estates	12,925	22.3:1	5
255	Roseville	155,955	22.4:1	37
256	Chino	92,652	22.4:1	14
257	Perris	80,511	22.4:1	22
258	Highland	56,675	22.4:1	10
259	Hacienda Heights	54,291	22.4:1	18
260	Adelanto	37,964	22.4:1	9
261	Fair Oaks	32,799	22.4:1	6
262	Soledad	26,365	22.4:1	11
263	Eureka	26,010	22.4:1	11
264	Santa Fe Springs	18,871	22.4:1	5
265	Coto de Caza	15,190	22.4:1	1
266	Bakersfield	411,986	22.5:1	105
267	Tulare	70,945	22.5:1	25
268	La Habra	61,970	22.5:1	14
269	San Dimas	33,789	22.5:1	11
270	Imperial Beach	25,764	22.5:1	8
271	Hermosa Beach	19,063	22.5:1	3
272	Live Oak	16,911	22.5:1	6
273	Grand Terrace	13,078	22.5:1	4
274	Home Gardens	10,506	22.5:1	2
275	San Diego	1,389,526	22.6:1	297
276	Stockton	322,326	22.6:1	104
277	Rialto	104,143	22.6:1	29
278	Norwalk	99,789	22.6:1	22
279	Sanger	26,699	22.6:1	13
280	El Cerrito	25,994	22.6:1	8
281	Millbrae	22,689	22.6:1	6
282	Winter Gardens	22,131	22.6:1	6
283	Valinda	20,962	22.6:1	4
284	Rio Linda	16,335	22.6:1	7
285	Discovery Bay	14,911	22.6:1	3
286	Calimesa	10,902	22.6:1	2
287	Anaheim	344,521	22.7:1	70
288	Elk Grove	179,155	22.7:1	38
289	Manteca	89,043	22.7:1	17
290	Cupertino	58,566	22.7:1	13
291	San Bruno	42,307	22.7:1	7
292	Orcutt	31,454	22.7:1	14
293	Seal Beach	24,722	22.7:1	1
294	Oakdale	23,194	22.7:1	9
295	Kerman	16,815	22.7:1	7
296	Avenal	13,608	22.7:1	7
297	Hillcrest	10,511	22.7:1	6
298	Fremont	228,295	22.8:1	47
299	Orange	138,266	22.8:1	29
300	Concord	124,035	22.8:1	28
301	Carlsbad	114,373	22.8:1	23
302	Aliso Viejo	51,113	22.8:1	8
303	Oakley	45,183	22.8:1	11
304	Campbell	42,781	22.8:1	6
305	Rancho Palos Verdes	40,864	22.8:1	10
306	Martinez	36,903	22.8:1	10
307	West Hollywood	34,884	22.8:1	2
308	Paso Robles	31,446	22.8:1	14
309	Brawley	27,283	22.8:1	8
310	Willowbrook	21,681	22.8:1	6
311	Parkway	15,397	22.8:1	3
312	Kingsburg	12,755	22.8:1	10
313	Mendota	12,577	22.8:1	7
314	Rancho Mission Viejo	11,971	22.8:1	2
315	Pasadena	136,969	22.9:1	22
316	Alhambra	81,022	22.9:1	12
317	Porterville	63,157	22.9:1	26
318	Encinitas	61,480	22.9:1	13
319	Laguna Hills	30,740	22.9:1	4
320	Reedley	25,609	22.9:1	11
321	Arvin	19,539	22.9:1	6
322	Olivehurst	18,444	22.9:1	6
323	Glendale	190,748	23.0:1	28
324	Oceanside	172,242	23.0:1	34
325	Clovis	124,725	23.0:1	31
326	Fairfield	120,785	23.0:1	36
327	Yucaipa	54,421	23.0:1	14
328	Covina	49,888	23.0:1	15
329	Hercules	26,302	23.0:1	5
330	Ladera Ranch	23,793	23.0:1	4
331	West Puente Valley	22,495	23.0:1	6
332	East Whittier	9,990	23.0:1	4
333	Hemet	91,326	23.1:1	15
334	Westminster	89,860	23.1:1	21
335	Pleasanton	76,960	23.1:1	17
336	Antelope	48,301	23.1:1	11
337	Brea	47,469	23.1:1	10
338	Manhattan Beach	34,210	23.1:1	8
339	San Pablo	31,720	23.1:1	6
340	East Hemet	20,257	23.1:1	6
341	Huntington Beach	195,240	23.2:1	32
342	Garden Grove	170,964	23.2:1	52
343	Vallejo	124,268	23.2:1	26
344	Menifee	110,305	23.2:1	24
345	Lynwood	64,578	23.2:1	18
346	Vineyard	43,751	23.2:1	7
347	Imperial	21,430	23.2:1	6
348	Solana Beach	12,823	23.2:1	3
349	Brentwood	65,208	23.3:1	15
350	Castro Valley	65,001	23.3:1	17
351	Lincoln	52,956	23.3:1	15
352	Danville	43,401	23.3:1	12
353	Dinuba	25,475	23.3:1	9
354	Vincent	15,340	23.3:1	2
355	San Diego Country Estates	10,223	23.3:1	2
356	Blackhawk	10,137	23.3:1	1
357	Inglewood	104,569	23.4:1	26
358	Indio	91,950	23.4:1	20
359	Moorpark	35,854	23.4:1	11
360	Chowchilla	19,020	23.4:1	6
361	King City	13,604	23.4:1	9
362	La Riviera	11,492	23.4:1	3
363	Burbank	104,546	23.5:1	21
364	Upland	79,257	23.5:1	14
365	Napa	78,239	23.5:1	22
366	Alameda	77,238	23.5:1	19
367	La Mesa	60,797	23.5:1	13
368	Dixon	19,683	23.5:1	8
369	Garden Acres	10,667	23.5:1	3
370	Victorville	137,627	23.6:1	40
371	Milpitas	78,578	23.6:1	15
372	Pico Rivera	60,272	23.6:1	15
373	Placentia	52,826	23.6:1	17
374	La Mirada	47,180	23.6:1	10
375	La Quinta	38,707	23.6:1	8
376	Foothill Farms	36,435	23.6:1	8
377	Alamo	14,488	23.6:1	4
378	Country Club	10,161	23.6:1	3
379	San Ramon	85,993	23.7:1	20
380	Union City	67,464	23.7:1	11
381	National City	58,893	23.7:1	16
382	Fountain Valley	56,258	23.7:1	14
383	Glendora	50,926	23.7:1	15
384	Los Banos	47,593	23.7:1	16
385	French Valley	45,269	23.7:1	8
386	Calexico	38,585	23.7:1	11
387	Orangevale	35,958	23.7:1	13
388	Temple City	35,430	23.7:1	9
389	Norco	25,054	23.7:1	8
390	Santa Clarita	230,221	23.8:1	47
391	Murrieta	112,064	23.8:1	21
392	Temecula	111,167	23.8:1	29
393	Whittier	86,165	23.8:1	18
394	Apple Valley	75,473	23.8:1	16
395	Rowland Heights	45,911	23.8:1	10
396	Claremont	36,595	23.8:1	11
397	Mountain House	25,513	23.8:1	8
398	Tehachapi	11,946	23.8:1	6
399	Arden-Arcade	94,994	23.9:1	27
400	Folsom	83,916	23.9:1	16
401	Lake Elsinore	72,461	23.9:1	17
402	Gilroy	59,004	23.9:1	15
403	Granite Bay	21,673	23.9:1	6
404	Greenfield	20,232	23.9:1	5
405	Agoura Hills	19,721	23.9:1	8
406	La Palma	15,272	23.9:1	5
407	Cherryland	14,143	23.9:1	2
408	Sun Village	11,036	23.9:1	3
409	Long Beach	455,548	24.0:1	78
410	Corona	159,670	24.0:1	35
411	Hesperia	100,775	24.0:1	30
412	Dublin	70,803	24.0:1	16
413	Cerritos	47,867	24.0:1	19
414	Lakeland Village	12,236	24.0:1	3
415	Walnut Creek	70,088	24.1:1	13
416	Loma Linda	25,122	24.1:1	2
417	La Cañada Flintridge	19,935	24.1:1	4
418	La Crescenta-Montrose	19,660	24.1:1	6
419	Oak Park	13,757	24.1:1	8
420	Wildomar	37,277	24.2:1	7
421	Lathrop	35,052	24.2:1	8
422	Golden Hills	9,891	24.2:1	1
423	Rancho Cucamonga	175,411	24.3:1	36
424	Downey	110,939	24.3:1	23
425	San Marcos	94,882	24.3:1	21
426	Yorba Linda	67,170	24.3:1	11
427	Hollister	43,811	24.3:1	15
428	Crestline	9,835	24.3:1	1
429	Lancaster	169,169	24.4:1	46
430	Pleasant Hill	34,235	24.4:1	14
431	Compton	92,698	24.5:1	36
432	Carmichael	76,948	24.5:1	19
433	Stevenson Ranch	20,990	24.5:1	5
434	Valle Vista	18,602	24.5:1	1
435	Scotts Valley	12,044	24.5:1	4
436	Palmdale	164,634	24.6:1	39
437	Redondo Beach	69,291	24.6:1	14
438	Sacramento	528,706	24.7:1	128
439	El Dorado Hills	51,026	24.7:1	15
440	Rancho Santa Margarita	46,990	24.7:1	8
441	San Juan Capistrano	35,095	24.7:1	15
442	Suisun City	29,286	24.7:1	4
443	Lemon Hill	15,312	24.7:1	3
444	Fullerton	140,968	24.8:1	26
445	Lake Forest	86,281	24.8:1	12
446	South Pasadena	26,068	24.8:1	5
447	Signal Hill	11,468	24.8:1	3
448	East San Gabriel	23,410	24.9:1	2
449	American Canyon	21,691	24.9:1	5
450	El Sobrante (Riverside County)	13,129	24.9:1	2
451	Ventura	109,857	25.0:1	28
452	Chino Hills	77,927	25.0:1	16
453	Barstow	25,100	25.0:1	13
454	Torrance	142,130	25.2:1	33
455	Diamond Bar	53,355	25.2:1	13
456	Castaic	17,999	25.2:1	4
457	Woodcrest	17,368	25.2:1	1
458	Bostonia	16,765	25.2:1	1
459	Bonita	12,652	25.2:1	3
460	Sierra Madre	10,940	25.2:1	2
461	Hawthorne	85,191	25.3:1	20
462	Temescal Valley	30,069	25.3:1	3
463	Walnut	27,611	25.3:1	7
464	Beaumont	56,266	25.4:1	15
465	La Verne	30,600	25.4:1	6
466	Rossmoor	11,532	25.4:1	4
467	California City	14,414	25.5:1	4
468	Arcadia	55,170	25.6:1	11
469	Palm Desert	51,990	25.6:1	6
470	Artesia	15,889	25.7:1	4
471	Los Alamitos	11,794	25.7:1	4
472	Quartz Hill	11,510	25.7:1	2
473	Calabasas	22,669	25.8:1	6
474	Tustin	78,981	25.9:1	17
475	Ripon	16,201	25.9:1	7
476	Simi Valley	125,634	26.0:1	40
477	Cypress	49,498	26.2:1	8
478	Eastvale	70,633	26.3:1	9
479	Irvine	311,690	26.4:1	53
480	Clearlake	16,659	26.4:1	5
481	Clayton	10,937	26.4:1	2
482	Newark	46,903	26.6:1	10
483	North Tustin	25,807	26.9:1	9
484	Poway	48,713	27.0:1	13
485	Bay Point	24,231	27.1:1	4