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Average number of FTE nurses in schools and number of students per FTE nurse in public schools with at least one nurse, by state: 2020–21
| All schools |
Schools with at least one nurse1 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State |
Average number of FTE nurses |
Number of students per FTE nurse | ||
| All public schools | 0.83 | 580 | ||
| State | ||||
| Alabama | 1.04 | 510 | ||
| Alaska | 0.30 | 400 | ||
| Arizona | 0.64 | 670 | ||
| Arkansas | 1.10 | 460 | ||
| California | 0.54 | 900 | ||
| Colorado | 0.71 | 570 | ||
| Connecticut | 1.12 | 400 | ||
| Delaware | 1.31 | 460 | ||
| District of Columbia | 0.90 | 380 | ||
| Florida | 0.79 | 810 | ||
| Georgia | 0.86 | 780 | ||
| Hawaii | 0.54 | 670 | ||
| Idaho | 0.46 | 600 | ||
| Illinois | 0.88 | 500 | ||
| Indiana | 1.05 | 540 | ||
| Iowa | 0.85 | 570 | ||
| Kansas | 0.82 | 450 | ||
| Kentucky | 0.80 | 600 | ||
| Louisiana | 0.70 | 610 | ||
| Maine | 0.87 | 320 | ||
| Maryland | 1.06 | 540 | ||
| Massachusetts | 1.32 | 430 | ||
| Michigan | 0.30 | 600 | ||
| Minnesota | 0.74 | 580 | ||
| Mississippi | 0.73 | 560 | ||
| Missouri | 0.97 | 410 | ||
| Montana | 0.34 | 520 | ||
| Nebraska | 0.66 | 480 | ||
| Nevada | 0.70 | 990 | ||
| New Hampshire | 1.00 | 330 | ||
| New Jersey | 1.17 | 430 | ||
| New Mexico | 0.78 | 450 | ||
| New York | 1.28 | 440 | ||
| North Carolina | 0.71 | 650 | ||
| North Dakota | 0.33 | 720 | ||
| Ohio | 0.82 | 590 | ||
| Oklahoma | 0.52 | 620 | ||
| Oregon | 0.47 | 710 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 1.14 | 480 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1.02 | 440 | ||
| South Carolina | 1.13 | 500 | ||
| South Dakota | 0.45 | 500 | ||
| Tennessee | 0.82 | 610 | ||
| Texas | 1.05 | 580 | ||
| Utah | 0.48 | 1,000 | ||
| Vermont | 0.98 | 230 | ||
| Virginia | 0.95 | 570 | ||
| Washington | 0.69 | 690 | ||
| West Virginia | 0.87 | 440 | ||
| Wisconsin | 0.72 | 580 | ||
| Wyoming | 0.81 | 320 |
1Includes both part-time and full-time nurses. Estimates are rounded to the nearest 10.
NOTE: FTE is full-time equivalent. The number of FTE nurses is calculated by summing the number of full-time nurses and half the number of part-time nurses. This may be an overestimate of the number of FTEs and an underestimate of the number of students per FTE nurse if part-time school nurses typically work less than half time. Data are weighted estimates of the population.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Data File," 2020–21.
