Objectives of a study of the role of the school nurse were (1) to clarify the role of the school nurse within a particular setting, (2) to identify perceptions of key school personnel concerning the nurse's role, and (3) to identify and compare areas of perceptual congruity-incongruity between school personnel and school nurses. The instrument utilized included fifty Likert-type scaled statements related to the school nurse's role. Of these, thirty-two had previously been judged appropriate to the school nurse role. A composite mean score on the fifty items was computed for each of the four professional groups. Results of statistical analyses indicated a significantly lower mean score for teachers than the other groups and a significantly higher mean for nurses. Principals and counselors were significantly different from school nurses but not from each other. Within the position categories there was agreement on the majority of the role perception items. Greatest amount of perceptual disagreement existed between teachers and nurses. It was concluded that (1) strong support for a school nursing program was evident from educators in this setting, (2) principals, teachers, and counselors did perceive the school nurse functioning in the newer areas of health education and counseling with some limitations, and (3) educators generally perceived the nurse as needing to perform the more traditional nursing functions such as care of the sick and injured. It is recommended that opportunities be created for more communication between school personnel and the school nurse. (JT)