School Counselors in Tennessee: Trends from the 2023 Tennessee Educator Survey

1. About 8 in 10 counselor respondents reported serving higher-than-recommended caseloads of students, and few reported that caseloads are strategically assigned.
2. Over 9 in 10 counselor respondents reported that they feel supported by their administrators and that they collaborate well with teachers and other mental health professionals.
3. Three out of 4 counselor respondents evaluated with the School Services Personnel Rubric reported that it is appropriately designed to evaluate the role of counselor, compared to more than one-third of counselor respondents evaluated with the General Educator Rubric.
4. Reported job responsibilities of school counselors vary by the grade levels served with high school counselors reporting that they spend an average of one day per week on non-counseling activities.
5. The majority of counselor respondents expressed a need for professional development on supporting students’ non-academic needs.

Suggested Citation

Mader, N. (2023). School Counselors in Tennessee: Trends from the 2023 Tennessee Educator Survey. Tennessee Education Research Alliance.