IARSS Releases 2024-2025 Educator Shortage Report 

The Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools (IARSS) has released its Illinois Educator Shortage Study for 2024-2025.  

This survey uses the IARSS Educator Shortage Survey in conjunction with the Unfilled Positions data collection by ISBE.  

The 2024-2025 report finds that the educator shortage in Illinois may be easing, “According to the Unfilled Positions data, the total number of filled educator positions, which consists of teaching, school support personnel, administrative, and paraprofessional positions, increased in SY24 … total unfilled positions decreased across all four roles … [and] reductions in unfilled positions were seen in every position category except administrative.” 

The report also looks at ongoing causes for staffing challenges and current strategies being implemented to address shortages.  

The 2024-2025 Illinois Educator Shortage Study report and associated resources, including a dashboard highlighting key findings, is available to the public on the IARSS website.