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73% of School Counselors Say Mental Health Is Central to Their Job. Many Feel Underprepared for It.
Nearly three-quarters of school counselors report that mental health support is now a major part of their daily work. And a significant share of those same counselors say they feel underprepared to handle the growing complexity of what students are bringing into their offices. This is not a crisis of commitment. It is a crisis…
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High Schools Finally Hit the 250-to-1 Ratio. Elementary Schools Are a Different Story.
For the first time, the national student-to-counselor ratio at the high school level has reached the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark. That is real progress. But zoom out to the full K-12 picture and the numbers tell a harder story: elementary school ratios average 694 students per counselor, middle schools 571:1, and the national average across all…