Education

Florida vs Texas: Student-Teacher Ratio

Texas has a lower student-teacher ratio than Florida.

Florida

FL · South

18.0:1

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

Texas

TX · South

Winner

14.8:1

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

Visual comparison

Florida18.0:1

Texas14.8:1

National Rankings

Where They Rank Nationally

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

Florida #43 · 18.0:1

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

#43

Florida

18.0:1

#25

Texas

14.8:1

Florida ranks 43rd and Texas ranks 25th nationally for student-teacher ratio.

What this means