Best Student-Teacher Ratios in North Carolina.

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

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#	City	Population	Student-Teacher Ratio	Public Schools
1	Boone	20,032	11.8:1	3
2	Carrboro	21,204	12.7:1	5
3	Chapel Hill	61,607	13.1:1	16
4	Myrtle Grove	12,637	13.3:1	2
5	Waynesville	10,502	13.6:1	4
6	Knightdale	20,214	13.9:1	6
7	Lenoir	18,299	14.0:1	8
8	Murraysville	16,339	14.0:1	2
9	Wilmington	120,805	14.1:1	29
10	Asheville	94,535	14.1:1	28
11	Raleigh	481,031	14.2:1	91
12	Smithfield	12,116	14.2:1	10
13	Winston-Salem	252,037	14.4:1	59
14	Lincolnton	11,783	14.4:1	6
15	Asheboro	27,580	14.5:1	10
16	Sanford	31,478	14.6:1	14
17	Durham	291,467	14.8:1	63
18	Fayetteville	210,815	14.8:1	55
19	Garner	34,473	14.8:1	11
20	Spring Lake	11,573	14.8:1	2
21	Tarboro	10,770	14.8:1	6
22	Mount Holly	18,208	14.9:1	4
23	Pineville	11,055	14.9:1	1
24	Greensboro	301,198	15.1:1	74
25	Monroe	36,759	15.1:1	12
26	Waxhaw	22,275	15.1:1	3
27	Lake Norman of Iredell	12,494	15.1:1	2
28	High Point	116,245	15.3:1	28
29	Hope Mills	17,939	15.3:1	7
30	Hendersonville	15,408	15.3:1	4
31	Eden	15,356	15.3:1	5
32	Henderson	14,885	15.3:1	6
33	Kernersville	27,830	15.4:1	7
34	Graham	18,048	15.4:1	8
35	Roanoke Rapids	14,856	15.4:1	5
36	Burlington	59,610	15.5:1	13
37	Morganton	17,646	15.5:1	11
38	Reidsville	14,585	15.5:1	6
39	Elon	11,032	15.5:1	1
40	Mount Airy	10,633	15.5:1	5
41	Pinehurst	18,256	15.6:1	1
42	Archdale	12,087	15.7:1	3
43	Fuquay-Varina	40,485	15.9:1	11
44	Elizabeth City	18,871	15.9:1	10
45	Newton	13,333	15.9:1	5
46	Greenville	92,857	16.0:1	19
47	Hickory	44,258	16.0:1	10
48	Morrisville	31,422	16.0:1	4
49	Statesville	29,894	16.0:1	10
50	Jacksonville	71,279	16.1:1	14
51	Wilson	48,370	16.1:1	18
52	Havelock	17,691	16.1:1	9
53	Wendell	13,064	16.1:1	3
54	Cary	179,306	16.2:1	42
55	Goldsboro	34,383	16.2:1	14
56	Lexington	19,690	16.2:1	7
57	Wake Forest	52,844	16.3:1	13
58	Holly Springs	45,248	16.3:1	9
59	Clayton	29,320	16.3:1	8
60	Mebane	19,538	16.3:1	4
61	Laurinburg	15,087	16.3:1	5
62	Kings Mountain	12,039	16.3:1	7
63	Gastonia	82,884	16.4:1	19
64	Kannapolis	57,890	16.4:1	14
65	Mooresville	52,381	16.4:1	11
66	Kinston	19,505	16.4:1	6
67	Concord	108,719	16.5:1	28
68	Charlotte	903,844	16.7:1	170
69	New Bern	32,734	16.7:1	10
70	Shelby	22,100	16.8:1	10
71	Lewisville	13,828	16.8:1	2
72	Stallings	16,886	16.9:1	1
73	Indian Trail	42,036	17.0:1	8
74	Clemmons	21,871	17.0:1	4
75	Anderson Creek	13,927	17.0:1	5
76	Apex	70,630	17.1:1	14
77	Salisbury	35,825	17.1:1	6
78	Rolesville	10,766	17.1:1	5
79	Rocky Mount	54,297	17.2:1	17
80	Davidson	15,660	17.2:1	2
81	Piney Green	14,078	17.2:1	4
82	Winterville	10,725	17.3:1	4
83	Huntersville	63,969	17.4:1	14
84	Thomasville	27,321	17.4:1	8
85	Harrisburg	19,633	17.4:1	5
86	Lumberton	18,859	17.5:1	7
87	Leland	29,607	17.7:1	2
88	Matthews	30,577	17.8:1	7
89	Albemarle	16,762	18.4:1	8
90	Belmont	15,546	18.4:1	4
91	Cornelius	32,783	19.0:1	5
92	Southern Pines	16,420	19.2:1	4
93	Mint Hill	27,556	19.3:1	6
94	Weddington	13,805	20.4:1	3
95	Summerfield	11,116	21.2:1	3