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Does the district have enough support staff?

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

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

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St. Mary Parish

How many students share each support professional?

2021–22federal school records
District · counselor602 to 1
Typical U.S. district323 to 1
Difference279 students
Less counselor capacity than a typical district

A smaller number means each staff member is shared by fewer students. These figures combine 7,794 students across 21 school records. They do not show vacancies, individual caseloads or service quality.

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Every result keeps its year and source.

Primary sources

CRDC and NCES CCD

Publication rule

Suppressed values remain suppressed. Unlike measures are not blended, and missing values are never treated as zero.

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