Table 1. Number of students, number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) counselors, psychologists, and social workers, and number of students per FTE counselor, psychologist, or social worker in public schools with those staff members, by selected school characteristics: 2015

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Number of students, number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) counselors, psychologists, and social workers, and number of students per FTE counselor, psychologist, or social worker in public schools with those staff members, by selected school characteristics: 2015–16

		In schools with at least one full- or part-time counselor			In schools with at least one full- or part-time psychologist			In schools with at least one full- or part-time social worker			In schools with at least one full- or part-time counselor, psychologist, or social worker
School school characteristic	Total number of students	Number of students	Number of FTE counselors	Number of students per FTE counselor	Number of students	Number of FTE psychologists	Number of students per FTE psychologist	Number of students	Number of FTE social workers	Number of students per FTE social worker	Number of students	Number of FTE counselors, psychologists, and social workers	Number of students per FTE counselor, psychologist, or social worker
All public schools	49,278,480	42,987,500	114,350	380	36,234,040	44,210	820	23,191,110	33,100	700	48,027,070	191,660	250

School classification
Traditional public	46,243,520	40,765,580	108,180	380	34,566,370	41,980	820	22,128,130	30,900	720	45,316,630	181,060	250
Public Charter	3,034,970	2,221,920	6,170	360	1,667,670	2,230	750	1,062,980	2,200	480	2,710,430	10,600	260

Community type
City	14,938,080	12,843,620	33,580	380	11,210,420	13,330	840	8,007,760	11,860	680	14,527,880	58,760	250
Suburban	19,400,270	16,737,810	42,680	390	16,091,110	17,800	900	10,009,930	12,570	800	19,147,200	73,050	260
Town	5,701,850	5,082,810	13,890	370	3,341,060	4,710	710	2,040,940	3,440	590	5,483,180	22,040	250
Rural	9,238,280	8,323,260	24,210	340	5,591,440	8,370	670	3,132,480	5,220	600	8,868,810	37,800	230

School level
Primary	23,459,800	18,382,360	38,570	480	17,752,960	24,620	720	10,402,380	17,190	610	22,759,560	80,380	280
Middle	8,554,530	8,123,860	22,220	370	6,607,680	7,480	880	4,391,040	5,750	760	8,480,790	35,450	240
High	14,345,370	13,915,100	44,800	310	10,476,360	9,340	1,120	7,605,570	7,690	990	14,029,970	61,830	230
Combined	2,918,790	2,566,180	8,770	290	1,397,030	2,770	500	792,120	2,460	320	2,756,750	13,990	200

Student enrollment
Less than 100	303,750	158,980	2,840	60	149,960	1,790	80	92,180	1,810	50	227,100	6,440	40
100–199	1,070,010	754,620	4,540	170	498,620	2,080	240	300,880	1,640	180	920,480	8,260	110
200–499	12,598,580	10,160,740	29,820	340	8,226,220	15,340	540	5,178,410	11,490	450	12,061,010	56,650	210
500–749	13,836,450	11,609,270	26,050	450	10,187,190	12,220	830	6,249,670	8,680	720	13,610,640	46,950	290
750–999	7,837,960	7,129,620	16,640	430	6,093,510	5,530	1,100	3,657,320	4,260	860	7,785,570	26,430	290
1,000 or more	13,631,730	13,174,270	34,450	380	11,078,530	7,260	1,530	7,712,650	5,210	1,480	13,422,270	46,920	290

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced–price lunches
0–34	16,379,060	14,527,650	37,890	380	13,213,510	14,600	900	7,779,570	8,860	880	16,138,320	61,350	260
35–49	6,891,970	6,147,530	16,010	380	5,113,680	5,780	880	3,184,350	3,950	810	6,797,910	25,740	260
50–74	10,413,910	9,327,220	24,360	380	7,316,870	8,750	840	4,875,480	6,650	730	10,224,460	39,770	260
75 or more	13,384,960	11,314,980	31,710	360	9,517,690	13,430	710	6,718,250	12,440	540	12,977,010	57,590	230
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program	2,208,590	1,670,130	4,380	380	1,072,290	1,640	650	633,460	1,190	530	1,889,370	7,210	260

Percent of students in the school who are non-White¹
50 or fewer	24,741,650	22,026,390	58,840	370	18,040,850	21,790	830	10,419,740	13,750	760	24,201,000	94,390	260
Greater than 50	20,698,700	17,774,880	45,420	390	15,410,670	17,420	880	10,498,130	15,250	690	20,247,420	78,090	260
¹ Data on student race/ethnicity were not available for 7.5% of responding schools. These schools are included in the rest of the table.
NOTE: 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. In creating FTE from counts of full-time and part-time staff, the assumption was made that each part-time staff member was equivalent to 0.5 FTE. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some data are not shown.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Data File," 2015–16.

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