Percentage distribution of K–12 schools by the presence of counselors, psychologists, and social workers on staff, school type, and selected school characteristics: 2020–21

	Counselors only		Psychologists only		Social workers only		Counselors and psychologists		Counselors and social workers		Counselors, psychologists, and social workers		Psychologists and/or social workers, but no counselors		No counselors, psychologists, or social workers
All schools	22.9		3.5		2.5		18.1		6.8		25.3		5.5		15.6

All public schools	21.0		3.7		2.4		22.0		8.1		31.6		6.7		4.6
School classification
Traditional public	20.3		3.5		2.0		22.6		7.9		33.3		6.8		3.7
Charter school	27.7		5.4		6.3		16.6		10.0		15.4		4.8		13.7

Community type
City	15.2		4.6		2.6		19.7		9.2		38.8		6.4		3.6
Suburban	13.5		4.2		2.6		23.8		6.6		36.6		10.5		2.2
Town	26.2		2.8		2.9		24.3		10.4		22.5		4.9		6.0
Rural	33.6		2.5		1.8		21.1		7.5		22.4		3.2		8.0

School level, based on CCD definition¹
Elementary	18.7		5.5		2.5		22.9		5.6		30.3		9.6		4.9
Middle	19.8		1.0	!	0.9	!	23.2		10.2		39.9		3.2		1.8
Secondary/high	23.2		1.5		3.2		20.0		12.8		34.6		1.0		3.7
Combined/other	35.1		2.0		2.7	!	18.4		6.9		12.6		9.7		12.5

School level, based on low and high grades²
Primary	18.7		5.5		2.4		23.0		5.6		30.3		9.6		4.9
Middle	20.0		1.0	!	1.0	!	22.3		10.5		40.6		3.0		1.5
High	22.9		1.5	!	1.7	!	20.6		12.2		36.6		1.1		3.3
Combined	31.7		1.9		6.1		18.2		9.8		15.0		6.7		10.6

Student enrollment
Less than 100	25.2		4.9		10.7		11.6		7.3		12.2		7.1		21.1
100–199	29.9		5.0		4.7	!	14.8		5.6		21.1		5.5		13.4
200–499	21.5		4.1		2.2		23.8		8.2		28.0		8.7		3.4
500–749	20.5		4.1		1.1		23.4		7.1		35.3		6.7		1.8
750–999	17.7		2.6	!	0.5	!	24.3		10.8		39.8		2.7		1.6	!
1,000 or more	12.9		‡		‡		21.9		9.7		53.1		1.5	!	0.7	!

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced–price lunches³
0–34	17.4		3.2		2.3		27.3		5.5		31.0		7.8		5.6
35–49	21.3		3.5		1.1	!	24.4		8.6		33.0		5.9		2.2
50–74	24.3		3.6		2.6		22.7		7.8		30.1		5.3		3.5
75 or more	21.7		4.1		2.8		17.5		9.6		32.2		6.8		5.3

Percent students of color⁴
0–24	24.0		2.0		2.3		25.6		6.8		28.5		6.9		3.9
25–49	20.8		4.2		1.8		22.9		6.6		31.1		7.1		5.6
50–74	18.0		4.0		1.4		24.0		7.4		35.6		6.6		3.0
75 or more	18.4		4.7		3.2		17.1		10.6		34.8		6.5		4.7
Data not available	33.8		3.9		7.0	!	16.2		10.3		11.6		4.0	!	13.2

State
Alabama	63.8		#		#		‡		12.6		14.0		‡		‡
Alaska	31.8		6.8	!	‡		13.0		5.3	!	8.5	!	3.1	!	30.0
Arizona	20.3		10.6		3.8	!	23.1		6.6	!	14.4		8.9		12.2
Arkansas	58.7		‡		‡		14.1		11.9		10.9	!	#		‡
California	6.0		17.1		‡		50.1		1.3	!	13.2		5.0		6.8

Colorado	17.5		7.9	!	‡		33.9		8.2	!	18.2		6.7	!	‡
Connecticut	‡		6.3	!	5.9	!	5.7	!	‡		45.0		31.6		#
Delaware	‡		‡		#		57.0		‡		24.6		‡		‡
District of Columbia	21.9		#		8.1	!	4.4	!	8.2	!	29.2		25.8		‡
Florida	19.2		‡		2.5	!	8.3		5.8		55.0		‡		7.0	!

Georgia	19.3		#		#		8.5		16.0		54.9		‡		‡
Hawaii	43.2		#		#		10.5		10.7		29.4		‡		‡
Idaho	40.0		#		#		30.2		‡		17.3		‡		9.4	!
Illinois	7.4		#		7.0	!	3.8	!	4.7	!	38.8		34.6		3.7	!
Indiana	28.8		‡		8.3	!	16.5		10.5		20.1		9.7	!	‡

Iowa	54.2		#		‡		‡		14.4		20.6		#		‡
Kansas	11.2	!	‡		‡		21.7		‡		47.7		9.1	!	#
Kentucky	30.7		‡		#		32.9		‡		23.3		‡		5.4	!
Louisiana	48.6		‡		‡		‡		14.5		17.2	!	‡		11.9	!
Maine	18.2		#		7.6	!	‡		27.3		31.7		5.5	!	‡

Maryland	9.7	!	‡		#		27.7		‡		51.3		‡		#
Massachusetts	15.9		6.3	!	‡		30.1		4.0	!	31.4		11.2		#
Michigan	10.3		‡		13.3		‡		11.0		35.9		25.3		2.4	!
Minnesota	‡		‡		6.1	!	18.2		3.7	!	34.4		28.1		‡
Mississippi	65.0		#		‡		‡		12.5		7.9	!	#		6.1	!

Missouri	50.5		#		‡		6.2	!	18.3		19.8		‡		‡
Montana	20.3		‡		#		47.6		4.6	!	9.5		‡		15.3	!
Nebraska	11.9	!	#		#		49.9		‡		29.4		‡		‡
Nevada	9.6	!	‡		#		31.9		‡		48.4		3.0	!	‡
New Hampshire	‡		#		#		40.8		4.8	!	42.4		‡		‡

New Jersey	7.8		#		‡		8.8		10.7		59.7		4.1	!	3.5	!
New Mexico	10.1	!	‡		‡		8.0	!	44.7		23.3		‡		8.1	!
New York	4.0		2.1	!	1.4		14.1		5.0		59.0		13.3		‡
North Carolina	8.4	!	‡		‡		6.6	!	23.4		51.2		‡		4.1	!
North Dakota	32.9		‡		#		11.1		10.4		35.1		‡		‡

Ohio	3.2	!	6.5		‡		42.5		1.5	!	38.8		3.9	!	2.3	!
Oklahoma	50.5		‡		‡		23.0		‡		15.1		#		‡
Oregon	29.9		4.1	!	‡		31.4		‡		21.0		‡		8.1	!
Pennsylvania	8.8		‡		‡		33.5		5.3	!	47.0		‡		‡
Rhode Island	#		8.7	!	‡		‡		7.7		40.7		36.4		#

South Carolina	23.7		#		‡		39.5		‡		30.4		‡		#
South Dakota	34.0		‡		‡		35.3		6.3	!	12.7		‡		‡
Tennessee	24.4		‡		‡		17.5		7.5	!	44.1		‡		‡
Texas	52.4		‡		‡		16.1		12.5		8.7		‡		8.2
Utah	15.5		‡		‡		21.7		11.2		27.1		11.1		‡

Vermont	46.9		#		#		18.3		12.9		16.4		‡		‡
Virginia	11.5		‡		#		7.2	!	4.0	!	70.9		‡		3.4	!
Washington	‡		‡		‡		64.3		‡		16.1		‡		‡
West Virginia	35.9		#		#		18.8		22.2		21.3		‡		#
Wisconsin	4.4	!	‡		‡		35.4		‡		51.3		3.2	!	‡
Wyoming	16.6		‡		‡		34.0		‡		30.7		7.3		‡

All private schools	30.4		2.8		2.7		3.0		1.8		1.1		1.0		57.3
School classification
Catholic	45.6		1.5	!	2.8	!	4.3		2.0		0.8	!	‡		42.0
Other religious	24.1		2.5	!	1.5	!	1.1		1.3	!	‡		‡		68.5
Nonsectarian	26.6		4.8		5.0		5.4		2.6		1.9		2.4		51.4

Community type
City	38.3		3.3		3.5		3.4		2.7		0.6	!	0.9	!	47.4
Suburban	31.9		3.3	!	2.6		4.1		2.1		2.1	!	1.8	!	52.0
Town	24.7		‡		‡		1.9	!	#		‡		‡		67.4
Rural	18.8		1.6	!	1.5	!	1.2	!	0.7	!	‡		‡		75.8

School level, based on CCD definition¹
Elementary/middle	22.4		2.8	!	2.7		1.6		0.5	!	‡		0.6	!	68.7
Secondary/high	49.1		5.0		4.9		9.8		6.7		2.4		2.5	!	19.6
Combined/other	37.0		1.9		1.8	!	2.7		2.1	!	1.3		1.0	!	52.1

School level, based on low and high grades⁵
Elementary	22.4		2.8	!	2.7		1.7		0.5	!	‡		0.6	!	68.7
Secondary	52.9		4.6	!	4.8	!	8.3		7.3		3.0		2.6	!	16.4
Combined	36.6		2.2		2.0		3.6		2.2		1.2		1.0	!	51.1

Student enrollment
Less than 100	13.0		2.4	!	2.6		1.2	!	1.3	!	0.5	!	0.9	!	78.1
100–199	34.1		2.7	!	2.5	!	1.9	!	‡		‡		0.8	!	56.6
200–499	56.2		4.0		3.3	!	5.5		3.3		1.2	!	‡		25.4
500–749	68.2		‡		‡		12.0		6.5	!	‡		‡		6.8	!
750 or more	62.2		‡		‡		13.5		3.2	!	‡		#		5.1	!

Percent students of color⁴
0–24	31.1		1.8	!	2.1		3.6		1.4		1.7	!	1.0	!	57.3
25–49	32.8		3.5		2.8		3.3		2.3		0.5	!	0.7	!	54.1
50–74	24.0		2.2	!	2.5	!	2.9		1.6	!	‡		‡		64.9
75 or more	27.6		3.4	!	4.0	!	0.8	!	‡		2.1	!	‡		60.0
Data not available	#		#		#		#		#		#		#		#

# Rounds to zero.

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).

‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate).

¹School level based on the definitions set by Common Core of Data (CCD). Elementary schools offer at least one grade of K through 4, and the number of elementary grades is at least as high as the number of middle grades. Middle schools offer at least one of grades 5 through 8, and the number of middle grades is greater than the number of elementary or secondary grades. Secondary/high schools are defined as schools that offer at least as many of grades 9 through 12 as in lower grades. Combined/other schools include all other combinations of grades, including K–12 schools. School level categories in the 2020–21 NTPS differ from those in previous survey administrations; caution should be exercised when comparing estimates by level over time.

²School level based on low and high grades offered by the school. Primary schools are those with at least one grade lower than 5 and no grade higher than 8, middle schools have no grade lower than 5 and no grade higher than 8, high schools have no grade lower than 7 and at least one grade higher than 8, and all other schools are classified as combined.

³Schools that don’t participate in the free or reduced-price lunch program are included with the "0–34" percent category.

⁴The term "students of color" is being used synonymously with "minority students." Students of color include those who are Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and of Two or more races.

⁵Elementary schools are those with any of grades K–6 and none of grades 9–12. Secondary schools have any of grades 7–12 and none of grades K–6. Combined schools are those schools with grade levels in both elementary and secondary grade levels, or with all students in ungraded classrooms.

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School and Private School Data Files," 2020–21.