America’s ongoing school nurses shortage turns dire: ‘I don’t know what the school year is going to bring’

A working paper from the University of Washington’s Center for Education Data & Research in Seattle found last year that the statewide student-to-nurse ratio during the 2019-2020 school year was one nurse for every 1,173 students on average.

The country has had a shortage of school nurses for years, but the burden is clear now.