Ratio of students to each counselor, by state

Average number of students assigned to each guidance counselor in 2008-2009, by state:

Alabama, 398

Alaska, 467

Arizona, 743

Arkansas, 333

California, 814

Colorado, 387

Connecticut, 507

Delaware, 440

District of Columbia, 275

Florida, 434

Georgia, 449

Hawaii, 272

Idaho, 434

Illinois, 672

Indiana, 540

Iowa, 354

Kansas, 419

Kentucky, 459

Louisiana, 238

Maine, 318

Maryland, 348

Massachusetts, 432

Michigan, 638

Minnesota, 759

Mississippi, 234

Missouri, 373

Montana, 309

Nebraska, 366

Nevada, 511

New Hampshire, 233

New Jersey, 613

New Mexico, 391

New York, 411

North Carolina, 374

North Dakota, 335

Ohio, 499

Oklahoma, 381

Oregon, 522

Pennsylvania, 386

Rhode Island, 355

South Carolina, 383

South Dakota, 400

Tennessee, 353

Texas, 435

Utah, 733

Vermont, 207

Virginia, 308

Washington, 491

West Virginia, 387

Wisconsin, 464

Wyoming, 197

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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute for Education Statistics, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data - Public Elementary and Secondary Student Enrollment and Staff Information: School Year 2008-2009