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Table 4.9 — States That Require Schools to Have at Least One Full-Time Counselor in Each School, by School Level1

Yes Yes
No No
? Incomplete Data		 Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools
Alabama No No No
Alaska No No No
Arizona No No No
Arkansas Yes Yes Yes
California No No No
Colorado No No No
Connecticut No No Yes
Delaware No No No
District of Columbia No No No
Florida No No No
Georgia Yes Yes Yes
Hawaii Yes Yes Yes
Idaho Yes Yes Yes
Illinois No No No
Indiana No No No
Iowa No No Yes
Kansas No No No
Kentucky No No No
Louisiana No No Yes
Maine Yes Yes Yes
Maryland Yes Yes Yes
Massachusetts No No No
Michigan No No No
Minnesota No No No
Mississippi No No No
Missouri No No No
Montana No No Yes
Nebraska No No No
Nevada Yes Yes Yes
New Hampshire Yes Yes Yes
New Jersey No No No
New Mexico No No No
New York No Yes Yes
North Carolina No No No
North Dakota No No No
Ohio ? No ?
Oklahoma Yes Yes Yes
Oregon No Yes Yes
Pennsylvania No No No
Rhode Island No No No
South Carolina No No No
South Dakota No No No
Tennessee No No No
Texas ? ? ?
Utah No Yes Yes
Vermont No No Yes
Virginia Yes Yes Yes
Washington No No No
West Virginia No No No
Wisconsin No No No
Wyoming No No No

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1 “Has your state adopted a policy stating that each elementary, middle/junior high, or senior high school will have at least one full-time school counselor?” (State Mental Health and Social Services Questionnaire, Items 17–19).


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