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VDOE annually collects information from school divisions related to average teacher salaries as well as information about critical shortage teaching endorsement areas defined by a school vacancy which a division receives applications from three or fewer qualified candidates.

Summer and First Week of School Vacancy Report

  • This data was first collected as a snapshot of division teacher vacancy data in July 2024.  Coinciding with the beginning of the school year, divisions were given the opportunity to submit updates to this data on August 26, 2024.  100 of the 131 school divisions updated their data as of August 26.  For the divisions that did not update their data, their July submission was used again. 
  • These data only include teachers that work directly with students.  A position is considered vacant if it is unfilled or filled with an unlicensed teacher.  
  • Vacancy rates are based on total reported vacancies divided by total teacher FTEs reported in the 2023-24 Fall Positions and Exits Collection (PEC).  An update to all teaching and staff positions will be made using updated numbers this fall as part of the 2024-25 PEC reporting process.   

Staffing and Vacancy Report

The Staffing and Vacancy Report includes data collected via the annual Positions and Exits Collection (PEC) which began in the 2021-2022 school year. It enables the commonwealth and school divisions to comply with the reporting requirements necessary to address critical staff shortages of 140 positions including both licensed and unlicensed personnel by geographic region and measure growth and decline of required staffing levels. The collection reduces the reporting burden on school divisions by replacing several older collections including the Supply and Demand report and the Instructional Personnel Survey.

Data represent a snapshot of staffing levels and vacancy rates as of October 1 of the school year. Even though divisions continuously fill vacancies throughout the school year, the Staffing and Vacancy Report does not reflect new hires or exits after October 1 of the school year. The school-, division-, region-, and state-level data are available by position by school year.

Questions or comments relating to this data should be directed to the Office of Data Services at RESULTSHELP@doe.virginia.gov.

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