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A higher ratio of students to school counselors is especially evident in racially segregated schools, Eric Sparks, ASCA deputy executive director, tells Axios.
The big picture: Arizona's school counselor shortage trends with the state's high rate of school segregation — which has been on the rise in metro Phoenix for much of the past 15 years, according to the Stanford Education Data Archive.
What they're saying: "Having fewer school counselors prohibits students from being identified or being seen," Sparks said.