The student to nurse ratio

 

• The student to nurse ratio varies widely across counties, from a low of 395.67 in Webster County to a high of 1,796 in Roane County.
• The counties with the highest student to nurse ratios are all in the southern part of the state, while the counties with the lowest student to nurse ratios are all in the northern part of the state.
• The average student to nurse ratio for the state is 689.19.
• There are a number of factors that could contribute to the variation in student to nurse ratios across counties, such as the size of the county, the number of schools in the county, and the availability of nurses in the county.