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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: 2011–12

        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  
Selected school characteristics   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    49,508,800 41,424,200 110,970 370 34,351,260 41,880 820 20,448,160 31,030 660 47,866,000 183,880 260  
   
School classification                               
Traditional public    47,685,650 40,137,290 107,430 370 33,527,860 40,570 830 20,004,310 29,880 670 46,302,140 177,870 260  
Charter school    1,823,150 1,286,920 3,540 360 823,400 1,310 630 443,850 1,150 380 1,563,860 6,000 260  
                               
Community type                               
City   14,152,560 11,530,380 30,870 370 10,242,320 12,550 820 6,598,210 10,770 610 13,673,110 54,190 250  
Suburban   16,215,460 13,341,300 34,620 390 13,000,410 14,510 900 7,492,720 10,440 720 15,888,150 59,570 270  
Town   5,707,540 4,980,000 13,680 360 3,404,490 4,730 720 1,972,240 3,510 560 5,520,900 21,920 250  
Rural   13,433,240 11,572,520 31,800 360 7,704,030 10,080 760 4,385,000 6,310 690 12,783,850 48,190 270  
                               
School level                               
Elementary   30,407,960 23,539,070 54,050 440 21,546,590 29,160 740 12,079,190 19,490 620 29,491,890 102,690 290  
Secondary    16,485,820 15,736,430 49,860 320 11,631,270 10,130 1,150 7,558,910 8,700 870 16,089,020 68,680 230  
Combined    2,615,020 2,148,700 7,060 300 1,173,400 2,590 450 810,060 2,850 280 2,285,090 12,500 180  
                               
Student enrollment                               
Less than 100    357,010 191,280 2,510 80 150,910 1,940 80 76,050 1,730 40 260,310 6,180 40  
100–199    975,490 693,410 3,960 170 392,860 1,670 230 268,030 1,660 160 822,710 7,290 110  
200–499    13,254,050 10,096,630 29,000 350 8,310,650 15,190 550 5,015,940 11,440 440 12,647,250 55,630 230  
500–749    13,133,550 10,281,710 23,780 430 9,364,930 11,590 810 5,014,850 7,210 700 12,855,290 42,590 300  
750–999    7,538,340 6,679,890 16,150 410 5,244,170 4,890 1,070 3,203,920 3,660 880 7,364,630 24,690 300  
1,000 or more    14,250,360 13,481,280 35,560 380 10,887,730 6,600 1,650 6,869,360 5,330 1,290 13,915,820 47,490 290  
                               
Percent of K–12 students who were approved
for free or reduced–price lunches		                                                      
0-34   16,948,940 14,036,010 38,200 370 13,392,240 15,330 870 7,188,060 9,200 780 16,565,860 62,730 260  
35-49   8,313,070 7,173,380 19,400 370 5,745,730 6,600 870 3,252,510 4,430 730 8,112,150 30,430 270  
50-74   12,469,470 11,019,240 28,690 380 7,674,360 9,250 830 5,161,280 7,770 660 11,982,750 45,720 260  
75 or more   10,623,060 8,383,770 22,130 380 7,141,840 9,700 740 4,590,880 8,820 520 10,299,540 40,640 250  
                                           
School did not participate in free
or reduced–price lunch program		   1,154,260 811,800 2,540 320 397,090 1,010 390 255,440 810 320 905,700 4,350 210  
NOTE: Elementary schools offer any of grades K–6 and none of grades 9–12, secondary schools offer any of grades 7–12 and none of grades K–6, and all other schools are classified as combined. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 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.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Data File," 2011–12.

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