In the United States, 132,270 counselors served about 49.3 million students last school year. According to figures released by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), the national student-to-school counselor ratio improved by 1% to 372-to-1 in the 2024-25 school year, an improvement over 2023-24 when it was 376-to-1. That ratio means about 529,000 more students had access to a school counselor.

In addition, for the first time, the high school student-counselor range of 195 to 224 students for every one counselor has met the ASCA recommended ratio of 250-to-1. However, elementary and middle schools still do not meet the recommended student-counselor ratios, with a range of 571 to 694 students for every counselor. Pennsylvania’s student-counselor rate in 2024-25 was 317 to 1.

These figures are based on data from the 35 states that report counselor count figures for elementary and middle schools separately from high schools.

View the ASCA chart by clicking here.

Source: K-12 Dive