06 · Student support

Does the district have enough support staff?

Compare how many students share each counselor, psychologist, nurse and social worker.

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Students per counselor by state

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Lowest reportedVermont · 185:1Highest reportedPR · 546:1

Darker color means a higher value, not necessarily a better result. A dash means no comparable state result is available.

National district view · largest districts with reported staffing

Students per counselor

2021–22CRDC + NCES

Typical U.S. district323:1median among districts reporting this staff category

What this answers

Compare reported staffing capacity across large districts. Lower ratios indicate more staff per student; they do not describe caseloads, vacancies or service quality.

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Source

CRDC and NCES CCD

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