The teacher-pupil ratio is thus very high and might result in inefficiency.

That kind of teacher-pupil ratio does not come cheaply.

This is not simply a matter of measuring teacher-pupil ratios.

The quality of teaching is kept reasonably high by an appropriate teacher-pupil ratio.

I welcome the significant improvement in teacher-pupil ratios since the last Labour Government were in power.

Is the teacher-pupil ratio reasonable?

A very favourable teacher-pupil ratio for closer rapport between students and faculty.

Classes are crowded, with 40 per cent of schools having a teacher-pupil ratio of 45:1 or higher, and many schools have multi-grade classes.

But gains for nurses and kindergarten teachers are far harder won - indeed, the quality of education is often measured by the teacher-pupil ratio.

Besides crime rates, teacher-pupil ratios and sunshine, these include other climate variables, air and water quality and location near a lake or ocean.