Chart: Nurse ratio
The government recommends that schools provide at least one nurse for every 750 healthy students.
Fewest students per nurse:
Vermont – 311
New Hampshire – 454
Washington, D.C. – 459
Most students per nurse:
Michigan – 4,836
Utah – 4,003
North Dakota – 2,800
Source: National Assn. of School Nurses
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