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

	Schools with at least one full- or part-time counselor		Schools with at least one full- or part-time psychologist			Schools with at least one full- or part-time social worker				Schools with at least one full- or part-time counselor, psychologist, or social worker
School type and selected school characteristic	Percent	Average number of students per FTE counselor	Percent	Average number of students per FTE psychologist		Percent		Average number of students per FTE social worker		Percent	Average number of students per FTE counselor, psychologist, or social worker
All schools	73.0	320	52.3	720		39.9		590		84.4	210

All public schools	82.6	330	63.9	730		48.7		610		95.4	220
School classification
Traditional public	84.0	330	66.2	730		50.0		620		96.3	210
Charter school	69.8	320	42.3	740		36.5		480		86.3	230

Community type
City	82.8	330	68.4	770		56.9		620		96.4	210
Suburban	80.6	340	67.2	780		56.3		650		97.8	220
Town	83.3	320	57.0	680		40.7		590		94.0	230
Rural	84.6	300	42.8	600		34.8		520		92.0	210

School level, based on CCD definition¹
Elementary	77.5	370	68.4	600		48.0		500		95.1	220
Middle	93.0	330	67.0	830		54.2		690		98.2	220
Secondary/high	90.6	280	59.9	990		51.6		760		96.3	200
Combined/other	73.0	350	41.8	680		31.9		500		87.5	260

School level, based on low and high grades²
Primary	77.6	370	68.4	600		47.9		500		95.1	220
Middle	93.5	330	67.0	840		55.0		700		98.5	220
High	92.4	290	59.9	1,040		51.7		830		96.7	200
Combined	74.8	320	41.8	630		37.6		440		89.4	220

Student enrollment
Less than 100	56.3	50	35.8	70		37.2		50		78.9	30
100–199	71.5	160	46.4	240		36.9		200		86.6	100
200–499	81.6	290	64.7	490		47.2		400		96.6	180
500–749	86.3	370	69.5	730		50.2		610		98.2	240
750–999	92.5	360	69.4	940		53.8		780		98.4	250
1,000 or more	97.6	360	76.6	1,420		64.5		1,220		99.3	260

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced–price lunches³
0–34	81.1	340	69.1	780		46.6		670		94.4	230
35–49	87.4	330	66.8	780		48.6		700		97.8	220
50–74	84.9	330	61.7	790		45.9		670		96.5	220
75 or more	81.0	320	60.6	670		51.4		530		94.7	200
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Percent students of color⁴
0–24	84.9	310	63.0	640		44.5		530		96.1	200
25–49	81.4	340	65.3	790		46.5		700		94.4	230
50–74	85.0	350	70.2	800		51.0		690		97.0	230
75 or more	80.9	320	63.1	750		55.0		580		95.3	210
Data not available	71.9	370	35.7	600		33.0		510		86.8	260

State
Alabama	96.7	390	21.8	760		28.1		800		98.2	310
Alaska	58.6	200	31.5	530		18.3		280		70.0	160
Arizona	64.4	350	57.1	670		33.7		730		87.8	250
Arkansas	95.6	320	26.8	730		24.5		590		99.1	260
California	70.5	380	85.3	760		20.1		800		93.2	270

Colorado	77.7	270	66.7	710		35.2		670		94.5	200
Connecticut	56.3	220	88.6	470		84.0		370		100.0	140
Delaware	91.3	300	88.5	450		34.9		590		98.1	170
District of Columbia	63.7	180	59.4	280		71.2		180		97.5	100
Florida	88.4	440	65.4	1,140		64.5		950		93.0	280

Georgia	98.7	410	63.8	1,170		71.3		1,040		99.1	260
Hawaii	93.9	240	42.6	690		42.8		680		96.6	180
Idaho	89.8	340	48.3	870		20.4		850		90.6	250
Illinois	54.7	280	77.2	600		85.2		370		96.3	160
Indiana	75.9	370	48.9	810		48.5		630		96.4	260

Iowa	94.4	360	25.8	640		37.6		720		97.0	270
Kansas	84.8	280	82.2	630		63.5		510		100.0	170
Kentucky	91.3	370	59.4	720		29.1		640		94.6	240
Louisiana	83.2	350	24.5	980		34.8		850		88.1	280
Maine	79.2	220	39.1	480		72.2		340		92.3	130

Maryland	93.1	370	85.9	700		60.6		620		100.0	210
Massachusetts	81.5	230	79.0	600		47.7		340		100.0	150
Michigan	57.8	330	63.0	660		85.5		430		97.6	190
Minnesota	61.0	360	84.1	710		72.3		430		98.7	190
Mississippi	88.7	330	11.2	590		25.6		510		93.9	260

Missouri	94.8	300	27.6	620		41.1		550		97.8	220
Montana	82.0	240	59.8	510		16.3		390		84.7	160
Nebraska	93.6	270	80.9	550		33.4		570		95.2	170
Nevada	93.2	380	85.8	1,150		54.7		790		98.7	250
New Hampshire	95.3	210	84.6	440		48.7		410		96.8	130

New Jersey	87.1	290	72.7	550		79.8		490		96.5	150
New Mexico	86.1	300	34.2	570		72.1		430		91.9	170
New York	82.2	260	88.5	540		78.7		500		99.0	150
North Carolina	89.6	330	59.9	880		79.7		690		95.9	200
North Dakota	89.5	250	50.3	570		46.8		610		93.6	160

Ohio	86.0	340	91.6	700		45.4		650		97.7	210
Oklahoma	94.4	300	38.6	770		22.1		680		96.1	220
Oregon	86.1	300	57.5	790		26.5		780		91.9	220
Pennsylvania	94.6	330	83.2	690		54.1		700		98.7	200
Rhode Island	50.7	240	88.0	580		89.1		450		100.0	160

South Carolina	98.1	280	71.1	880		36.8		700		100.0	200
South Dakota	88.3	290	49.9	620		24.6		630		94.8	200
Tennessee	93.5	330	64.0	870		54.4		860		97.9	220
Texas	89.7	340	26.5	1,110		22.9		1,010		91.8	290
Utah	75.5	380	66.1	890		50.3		770		93.7	270

Vermont	94.5	170	36.1	410		30.6		240		95.8	110
Virginia	93.6	280	81.1	870		75.9		820		96.6	180
Washington	88.7	330	83.0	710		19.8		760		92.3	220
West Virginia	98.2	300	41.9	630		45.3		520		100.0	200
Wisconsin	93.6	280	90.7	610		58.1		610		98.8	170
Wyoming	82.7	220	73.6	450		43.9		350		96.1	130

All private schools	36.3	230	7.8	290		6.5		170		42.7	190
School classification
Catholic	52.8	240	7.6	520		6.6		360		58.0	220
Other religious	27.3	230	4.6	340		3.8		350		31.5	200
Nonsectarian	36.5	210	14.4	190		11.8		60		48.6	140

Community type
City	44.9	230	8.2	350		7.6		200		52.6	200
Suburban	40.3	250	11.3	300		8.6		170		48.0	190
Town	27.6	190	5.0	160	!	4.0	!	170	!	32.6	170
Rural	21.0	130	3.2	130	!	2.7		100	!	24.2	110

School level, based on CCD definition¹
Elementary/middle	25.2	260	5.7	420		4.4		430		31.3	240
Secondary/high	68.0	190	19.7	230		16.6		100		80.4	140
Combined/other	43.1	240	7.0	250		6.2		90		47.9	190

School level, based on low and high grades⁵
Elementary	25.2	260	5.7	420		4.4		430		31.3	250
Secondary	71.5	200	18.6	240		17.7		120		83.6	160
Combined	43.6	220	8.0	240		6.5		80		48.9	170

Student enrollment
Less than 100	16.0	50	5.1	60		5.4		30		21.9	30
100–199	37.4	180	6.2	140		4.7		110		43.4	150
200–499	66.2	260	11.9	370		9.0		270		74.6	230
500–749	87.6	250	16.1	380		11.5		400	!	93.2	220
750 or more	91.0	350	28.3	760		16.6	!	750		94.9	310

Percent students of color⁴
0–24	37.8	210	8.1	300		6.2		200		42.7	170
25–49	38.9	250	8.0	270		6.3		170		45.9	210
50–74	28.8	190	7.1	280		6.0		90	!	35.1	160
75 or more	31.6	200	7.2	340	!	8.3		140		40.0	170
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).

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 through 6 and none of grades 9 through 12. Secondary schools have any of grades 7 through 12 and none of grades K through 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.