Education

California vs Massachusetts: Student-Teacher Ratio

Massachusetts has a lower student-teacher ratio than California.

California

CA · West

22.2:1

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

Massachusetts

MA · Northeast

Winner

13.1:1

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

Visual comparison

California22.2:1

Massachusetts13.1:1

National Rankings

Where They Rank Nationally

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

California #49 · 22.2:1

Massachusetts #12 · 13.1:1

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

#49

California

22.2:1

#12

Massachusetts

13.1:1

California ranks 49th and Massachusetts ranks 12th nationally for student-teacher ratio.

What this means