Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Iowa.

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

#	City	Population	Student-Teacher Ratio	Public Schools
1	Clinton	24,322	12.5:1	6
2	Dubuque	59,174	12.7:1	17
3	Clive	19,012	12.7:1	3
4	Oskaloosa	11,504	13.3:1	5
5	Boone	12,424	13.7:1	4
6	Coralville	23,234	14.0:1	5
7	Fort Madison	10,133	14.0:1	4
8	Marshalltown	27,626	14.2:1	10
9	Muscatine	23,489	14.2:1	9
10	Altoona	21,495	14.2:1	4
11	Iowa City	75,752	14.3:1	16
12	Cedar Falls	40,888	14.4:1	10
13	Mason City	27,050	14.4:1	9
14	Burlington	23,728	14.4:1	8
15	Newton	15,700	14.4:1	6
16	Davenport	100,913	14.5:1	23
17	Urbandale	46,595	14.6:1	8
18	Marion	41,896	14.7:1	15
19	Ames	67,669	14.9:1	8
20	Waterloo	67,008	14.9:1	16
21	Bettendorf	39,647	15.0:1	11
22	Ottumwa	25,430	15.0:1	11
23	Storm Lake	11,428	15.0:1	6
24	Waverly	10,494	15.1:1	6
25	Carroll	10,208	15.1:1	4
26	Council Bluffs	62,586	15.2:1	18
27	Spencer	11,400	15.2:1	5
28	Ankeny	72,615	15.3:1	17
29	West Des Moines	71,083	15.3:1	14
30	Cedar Rapids	137,264	15.4:1	44
31	Sioux City	86,101	15.4:1	21
32	Indianola	16,044	15.6:1	6
33	Le Mars	10,640	15.6:1	6
34	Pella	10,720	15.7:1	5
35	Norwalk	14,183	15.8:1	5
36	Des Moines	212,421	15.9:1	59
37	North Liberty	21,125	16.2:1	7
38	Fort Dodge	24,827	16.5:1	7
39	Grimes	16,366	16.6:1	5
40	Waukee	29,236	16.7:1	12
41	Pleasant Hill	11,136	16.8:1	5
42	Johnston	24,384	17.0:1	8