School counselor caseload extremely high in Arizona

TUCSON – School counselors are vital in each school district, but the student caseload is increasing.
Arizona has the highest student to counselor ratio in the country. That average is around 900 students to one counselor.
School counselors do more than just guide students to college. They are trained to provide emotional support.
News 4 Tucson spoke with a Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) counselor who says it is hard to do that with such a high caseload.
The American School Counsel