Education

Arkansas vs Texas: Student-Teacher Ratio

Arkansas has a lower student-teacher ratio than Texas.

Arkansas

AR · South

Winner

14.0:1

Average number of pupils per teacher in public K-12 schools (NCES).

Texas

TX · South

14.8:1

Average number of pupils per teacher in public K-12 schools (NCES).

Visual comparison

Arkansas14.0:1

Texas14.8:1

National Rankings

Where They Rank Nationally

See where both states fall among all 50 states for student-teacher ratio.

Arkansas #18 · 14.0:1

Texas #25 · 14.8:1

Best Worst

10 Best States — Student-Teacher Ratio

Lower is better

Vermont

9.8:1

Wyoming

11.2:1

North Dakota

11.7:1

Maine

11.9:1

New Jersey

11.9:1

South Dakota

12.3:1

New Hampshire

12.4:1

New York

12.5:1

Connecticut

12.6:1

#10

Montana

12.8:1

Selected states

#18

Arkansas

14.0:1

#25

Texas

14.8:1

Arkansas ranks 18th and Texas ranks 25th nationally for student-teacher ratio.

What this means