Teacher Shortages by State 2025

Vacancies Raw Count

500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
State
Vacancies Raw Count
Vacancies per 100 Teachers
Vacancies per 10k Students
Florida Flag
Florida3,911214
Georgia Flag
Georgia3,112318
Mississippi Flag
Mississippi3,0361069
Alabama Flag
Alabama3,000741
Wisconsin Flag
Wisconsin2,565431
Illinois Flag
Illinois1,70319
Arizona Flag
Arizona1,699315
North Carolina Flag
North Carolina1,698211
Virginia Flag
Virginia1,420211
Kansas Flag
Kansas1,200325
Tennessee Flag
Tennessee1,200212
New Mexico Flag
New Mexico1,048533
Maryland Flag
Maryland1,000211
West Virginia Flag
West Virginia1,000539
Indiana Flag
Indiana98029
South Carolina Flag
South Carolina938212
Nevada Flag
Nevada837417
Kentucky Flag
Kentucky806212
Maine Flag
Maine689538
Texas Flag
Texas57001
Michigan Flag
Michigan52714
Oklahoma Flag
Oklahoma49417
Idaho Flag
Idaho470316
Hawaii Flag
Hawaii364321
Pennsylvania Flag
Pennsylvania34302
Montana Flag
Montana328322
Connecticut Flag
Connecticut24214
Colorado Flag
Colorado23503
Delaware Flag
Delaware205215
District of Columbia Flag
District of Columbia160218
New Jersey Flag
New Jersey14801
North Dakota Flag
North Dakota145213
South Dakota Flag
South Dakota12019
Minnesota Flag
Minnesota10101
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode Island9317
Nebraska Flag
Nebraska4201
Missouri Flag
Missouri3800
Utah Flag
Utah3701
  • Raw count totals for Texas and Alabama are minimum estimates. Actual values may be higher.
  • Data sourced from single-school-year analyses taking place between 2017-18 and 2021-22 except for Connecticut (2014-15)