A National Look at the School Nurse Shortage
|
Students Per School Nurse |
State |
|
275 |
Vermont |
|
347 |
New Hampshire |
|
419 |
Massachusetts |
|
445 |
OSHNA (Overseas, Department of Defense) |
|
460 |
Connecticut |
|
519 |
Delaware |
|
530 |
Alaska |
|
552 |
Kansas |
|
595 |
Wyoming |
|
602 |
Maine |
|
632 |
Rhode Island |
|
652 |
Washington, DC |
|
674 |
New Jersey |
|
748 |
Missouri |
|
780 |
New Mexico |
|
832 |
Pennsylvania |
|
841 |
Texas |
|
873 |
Virginia |
|
889 |
Iowa |
|
901 |
South Carolina |
|
913 |
Maryland |
|
936 |
Alabama |
|
1,007 |
New York |
|
1,022 |
Indiana |
|
1,060 |
Washington |
|
1,084 |
Arkansas |
|
1,159 |
West Virginia |
|
1,195 |
South Dakota |
|
1,217 |
Arizona |
|
1,320 |
North Carolina |
|
1,394 |
Mississippi |
|
1,407 |
Nebraska |
|
1,415 |
Tennessee |
|
1,734 |
Georgia |
|
1,803 |
Minnesota |
|
1,814 |
Nevada |
|
1,868 |
Louisiana |
|
1,877 |
Kentucky |
|
2,101 |
Colorado |
|
2,240 |
California |
|
2,359 |
Wisconsin |
|
2,368 |
Idaho |
|
2,377 |
Ohio |
|
2,605 |
Florida |
|
2,828 |
North Dakota |
|
2,893 |
Illinois |
|
3,110 |
Oklahoma |
|
3,137 |
Montana |
|
3,142 |
Oregon |
|
4,204 |
Michigan |
|
4,893 |
Utah |
|
No School RNs |
Hawaii |
Source: National Association of School Nurses
