Teacher Quantity
Data on the quantity of teachers, staff ratios and turnover
Teacher Quantity in the South: Click the options below to explore the data.
Regional Highlights
In 2023-24, the number of students decreased by nearly 1,000 compared to the previous school year, while the number of teachers increased by approximately 1,000, leading to a slightly reduced student-to-teacher ratio. Meanwhile, the teacher turnover rate in the South decreased by 2.9 percentage points to 15.6%, but this rate is still 3.3% higher than it was five years ago.
Sources:
- Learning Policy Institute. Interactive Tool: What’s the Cost of Teacher Turnover?
- Annenberg Institute at Brown University and Kansas State University. Teacher Shortages in the United States.
Data by State
State Spotlights
Delaware and North Carolina each examine data related to teacher turnover using more detailed metrics and ways of distilling the information.
Spotlight Sources:
- Delaware.gov — Delaware Open Data. Teacher Mobility by Year, Organization, Experience, Race, and Gender.
- Public Schools of North Carolina — State Board of Education and Department of Public Instruction. 2022-2023 State of the Teaching Profession in North Carolina.