How many nurses to students ratio?

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What is your nurse to student ratio?

I work as a school nurse in a high school in Long Island, New York. My school has 1100 students enrolled and I am the only RN in the school. Our district has 3 other high school, also with an RN on site and a secretary in the health office. We are in the process of advocating for another RN to be hired for each school. Ideally, an additional RN, full time for each school. More realistically, another RN, part time in each school or at the worst an RN to cover our lunches and to assist with screenings etc.

Was wondering what the situation is in other school districts. Please reply with details regarding: location of school, type of school, student to RN ratio, if there is an LPN, secretary etc.

Thank you!!!!

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Specializes in School Nursing.

I am Full-time M-F 8-4pm LVN for grades 7-12 about 800 kids.

We just hired a RN, that comes in 1 day here, and 1 day at elementary school.

My daughters school 7-12 has 2 full time RNs for about 1500 or so kids. They share a combined office for high/jr students to use.

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Specializes in kids.

Me and 530 HS kiddos

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Specializes in School nursing.

I am an RN, full-time, and manage about 500 kids, grades 7-12 (MS/HS). Just me, no secretary/aide.

When I subbed in a larger district, I worked at a site that had a combined health office for grades Pre-K through 8 (Elementary/MS), about 1350 kids. The office staffed two full time RNs.

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Specializes in ED, School Nurse.

Just me and 700 high school students. I am an RN. I also cover for the junior high students (our buildings are attached by a short hallway) which gives me another 250 or so students for half days 3 days a week when the junior high nurse (RN as well) covers another school.

I am in Maine and our state recommends 1 nurse per 800 or 900 students (I can't remember for sure and I am too lazy to go look it up!!).

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Specializes in Pediatrics/Developmental Pediatrics/Research/psych.

I work in a small private school. I have 202 students K-8, and I am there for 25 hours/week. I get about 12 visits a day, and I also do a lot of policy/protocol/compliance/risk management

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I work with elementary kids K-5, 774 students & it is just me. At our high school level (9th-12th grade) in the district (enrollment ranges from 1200-2400 students) there is a nurse and a health aide.

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One RN (me) to 950 students. It's the same for one other school in my district. The others are 450-500 students with one RN.

The recommended ratio is one nurse per 750 students.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Hospice,Med-Surg.

Me and roughly 350 students in K-8.

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I am in the Buffalo, NY area and I am at a public elementary school with approx 450 kids K-5. Our high school has 1300 kids and there is one full time RN with an LPN to assist most days of the week (no secretary). We have had a TON of budget cuts over the past few years so the "extra" nurses were cut. Although we may not be a good example, seeing as we are in the top 5 of the entire state for "significant fiscal stress". :(

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Specializes in kids.

Go to NASN website, they have a position paper/statement on this. it is 750/1 (regular population, not special health needs).

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Do you have a lunch break? Do you leave the building?

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