Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Tennessee.

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

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#	City	Population	Student-Teacher Ratio	Public Schools
1	Franklin	87,133	13.2:1	17
2	Springfield	19,255	13.3:1	9
3	Dyersburg	15,979	13.4:1	4
4	Kingsport	56,262	14.0:1	12
5	Greeneville	15,646	14.0:1	11
6	Martin	10,915	14.0:1	4
7	Oak Ridge	32,693	14.1:1	8
8	McMinnville	13,844	14.1:1	7
9	Dickson	16,424	14.2:1	7
10	Seymour	16,216	14.2:1	4
11	Columbia	45,441	14.3:1	11
12	Cookeville	36,088	14.3:1	12
13	Shelbyville	24,661	14.3:1	7
14	East Ridge	22,070	14.3:1	4
15	Collegedale	11,330	14.3:1	2
16	Jackson	68,435	14.5:1	22
17	Sevierville	18,397	14.5:1	12
18	Chattanooga	185,783	14.6:1	47
19	Portland	13,449	14.6:1	8
20	Crossville	12,428	14.6:1	4
21	Clinton	10,239	14.6:1	6
22	Knoxville	195,185	14.7:1	53
23	Cleveland	48,829	14.7:1	15
24	Soddy-Daisy	13,231	14.7:1	8
25	Johnson City	72,222	14.8:1	15
26	Hendersonville	63,091	14.8:1	13
27	Red Bank	12,010	14.8:1	3
28	Tullahoma	21,103	14.9:1	8
29	Alcoa	12,222	14.9:1	4
30	Collierville	51,515	15.1:1	10
31	Gallatin	48,532	15.1:1	13
32	Murfreesboro	161,445	15.2:1	28
33	Lewisburg	12,861	15.2:1	5
34	Spring Hill	55,765	15.3:1	11
35	Lawrenceburg	11,844	15.3:1	7
36	Germantown	40,673	15.4:1	10
37	Manchester	12,944	15.4:1	7
38	Hartsville	11,957	15.4:1	3
39	Union City	10,982	15.4:1	3
40	Smyrna	56,692	15.5:1	17
41	La Vergne	40,243	15.5:1	5
42	Lakeland	14,192	15.5:1	2
43	Bristol	27,636	15.6:1	9
44	Elizabethton	14,374	15.6:1	8
45	Morristown	31,527	15.7:1	13
46	Powell	13,739	15.8:1	3
47	Millington	11,289	15.8:1	4
48	Nolensville	15,074	15.9:1	6
49	Lenoir City	11,110	15.9:1	4
50	Lebanon	44,788	16.3:1	13
51	Maryville	32,392	16.3:1	9
52	Paris	10,338	16.3:1	5
53	Memphis	618,980	16.4:1	219
54	Goodlettsville	17,597	16.4:1	4
55	Nashville	690,130	16.5:1	166
56	Bartlett	56,876	16.6:1	10
57	Arlington	15,205	16.6:1	4
58	Athens	14,471	17.0:1	4
59	Atoka	10,385	17.0:1	1
60	Brentwood	45,556	17.1:1	10
61	Mount Juliet	42,073	17.2:1	8
62	Middle Valley	12,187	17.2:1	3
63	Farragut	24,634	17.6:1	4
64	Clarksville	176,456	18.1:1	33
65	White House	14,631	19.5:1	8