Michigan’s school counselors spread thin, not able to help students enough

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Brandy Johnson is president of the Michigan Community College Association. MICHIGAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATION
Brandy Johnson is president of the Michigan Community College Association. MICHIGAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATION

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Michigan has the secondworst student-to-counselor ratio in the country, according to the American School Counselor Association.

The ratio of students to counselors was 573-to-one during the 2023-24 school year, more than double the 250-to-one ratio that the association recommends.

The only state with a worse ratio was Arizona.

And that’s bad news for students, experts say.

The association, base…