pupil-teacher ratio

collocation in English

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ratio
noun[C]
uk
/ˈreɪ.ʃi.əʊ/us
/ˈreɪ.ʃi.oʊ/
the relationship between two groups or amounts that expresses how much bigger one is than ...
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(Definition ofratiofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thepupil-teacherratiowill be affected dramatically, and that will be detrimental to the quality of teaching.
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We have adequate teachers and thepupil-teacherratiois much lower than ever before.
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That represents a cut in thepupil-teacherratio.
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For the first time in 10 years, in all our schools, thepupil-teacherratiois on the way down.
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Thepupil-teacherratiois at a record level, yet there are diseconomies in the falling school rolls.
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Apart from the decrease in thepupil-teacherratio, nothing was done.
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As thepupil-teacherratiois at its best ever, we shall be looking for improved performance rather than for anything else.
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The primary schoolpupil-teacherratioin 1977–78 was 24·7, and it dropped to 23·9 last year.
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Teacher supply is improving rapidly and the nationalpupil-teacherratioshould worsen very little, if at all, in 1973–74.
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The figure in the annual report shows that the school roll of 1,316 and 80 teachers is apupil-teacherratioof less than 17:1.
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A goodpupil-teacherratioin those schools would encourage the further development of integrated education.
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If he goes inside our schools, particularly primary schools, he will see that thepupil-teacherratiois important.
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These are apupil-teacherratioof 25:1 and a maximum class average of 30.
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If we employed them, what improvements would there be in thepupil-teacherratioand in educational standards?
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He said that thepupil-teacherratiois in question.
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Thepupil-teacherratiois at an all-time high, as is spending per pupil.
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Thepupil-teacherratiothis year is the lowest that we have ever had.
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Thepupil-teacherratioin our schools is now the lowest ever, so that mixed age teaching has nothing to do with cuts.
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