The states where public school students get the most and least teacher attention, ranked

Vermont was ranked as having the lowest student-to-teacher ratio nationwide. Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images Business Insider ranked nationwide student-to-teacher ratios based on Department of Education data. The 2022-2023 data shows Arizona had the highest ratio and Vermont had the lowest. In the US, there are an average of 15.4 students per public school teacher. How much individual attention a public school student receives from their teacher could ...