They’re for schools, too.

The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) recommends a nurse-to-student ratio of 1:750. The ratio can drop down to 1:125 in schools with more intricate health needs.

New York Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy is proposing a bill that would amend the Public Health Service Act by mandating a lower ratio and provide grants for states to accomplish this.

In 2006, Texas ranked 17th in the United States with an an approximate ration of 1:870 students. That’s considerably better than Utah, with one nurse for every 5,539 students.

Learn how the Houston Independent School Board is hiring new nurses to lower ratios within their schools and how the federal government is looking into passing laws regarding ratios with students.

Demand for school nurses healthy
Some schools are cutting back, but HISD is looking