Florida has the highest demand for teachers, while Utah has the lowest. The shortages vary greatly among states, districts, and schools.

Learn about the top ten states with massive teacher shortages reaching crisis levels including everything from certification requirements and median pay.

Based on data from the states with published information, 47 states plus the District of Columbia had an estimated 286,290 teachers who were not fully certified for their teaching assignments. The 21 states with published data on vacancies had 27,844 unfilled teacher positions. (See Table 1.)

What state has the highest teacher shortage? And what are the best states for teachers? That’s what you’ll learn today. Scroll on for the ultimate list! The most important teacher shortages statistics. In 2023, there were over 55,000 teacher vacancies, kindergartenK through high school; 44% of public schools nationwide reported teaching ...

Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska and Nevada had some of the lowest teacher-to-student ratios across the nation, according to Scholaroo —an education research firm. Their 2023 report shows...