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Average FTE nurses in schools and ratio of students to FTE nurses in schools with at least one nurse, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2007–08 and 2011–12
 
 
    2007–08   2011–12  
    All schools   Schools with at least one nurse1   All schools   Schools with at least one nurse1  
Selected school characteristics   Average FTE nurses   Student to FTE nurse ratio   Average FTE nurses   Student to FTE nurse ratio  
All schools   0.61   600   0.63   600  
                   
All public schools   0.71   640   0.73   630  
                   
School Classification                  
Traditional Public   0.72   640   0.75   640  
Charter School   0.36   460   0.39   520  
                   
Community type                  
City   0.74   700   0.74   680  
Suburban   0.79   690   0.82   690  
Town   0.66   600   0.69   570  
Rural   0.63   540   0.67   570  
                   
School Level                  
Primary   0.70   540   0.73   540  
Middle   0.76   710   0.76   700  
High   0.72   930   0.73   920  
Combined   0.62   310   0.65   370  
                   
Student enrollment                  
Less than 100   0.29   70   0.37   70  
100–199   0.53   190   0.47   200  
200–499   0.67   420   0.70   420  
500–749   0.78   670   0.79   660  
750–999   0.89   860   0.89   850  
1,000 or more   1.03   1,290   1.05   1,290  
                   
Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches                  
0–34   0.77   700   0.76   690  
35–49   0.74   640   0.75   660  
50–74   0.67   600   0.76   610  
75 or more   0.69   550   0.69   590  
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program   0.31   400   0.43   350  
                   
All private schools   0.29   290   0.28   280  
                   
School Classification                  
Catholic   0.41   400   0.42   370  
Other religious   0.16   310   0.13   300  
Nonsectarian   0.44   150   0.46   190  
                   
Community type                  
City   0.29   340   0.28   380  
Suburban   0.38   310   0.39   270  
Town   0.22   240   0.18   150  
Rural   0.20   140   0.21   190  
                   
School Level                  
Elementary   0.21   310   0.20   310  
Secondary   0.52   300   0.59   220  
Combined   0.37   260   0.34   280  
                   
Student enrollment                  
Less than 100   0.15   50   0.13   40  
100–199   0.30   160   0.25   170  
200–499   0.41   330   0.50   310  
500–749   0.65   520   0.67   550  
750 or more   0.98   770   0.94   780  
1Includes both part-time and full-time nurses.
NOTE: FTE is full-time equivalent. The number of FTE nurses is calculated by adding the number of full-time nurses to half the number of part-time nurses. This may be an overestimate if part-time school nurses typically work less than half-time. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public and Private School Data Files," 2007–08 and "Public and Private School Data Files," 2011–12.
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