Educators are the District of Columbia’s greatest strength. Data collected annually* by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) from all DC local educational agencies (LEAs) demonstrate that the District’s educator workforce includes a strong pool of educators serving our LEAs, schools, and students. OSSE is committed to collecting and reporting these data to support our initiatives and provide the DC community with an authoritative dataset reflecting the state of staffing across the city.

Educator Workforce Reports
In fall 2019, OSSE, in collaboration with TNTP, released its inaugural DC Teacher Workforce Report compiling data from a sample of the city’s schools. In spring 2022, OSSE released a more comprehensive report, which includes data from all DC LEAs. The reports cover state-level supply (from Educator Preparation Providers), demand (teacher vacancies at LEAs), demographic (race and gender), and retention data on DC’s educators. Moving forward, OSSE has committed to producing these comprehensive reports every other school year.

• 2018-19 Educator Workforce Report
• 2021-22 Educator Workforce Report
• 2023-24 Educator Workforce Report

Educator Retention Briefs
In winter 2022, OSSE published a snapshot of state-level educator retention data in the first Educator Retention Brief with the goal of releasing a new brief every school year. These short (1-2 page) briefs contain graphics that provide an accessible look at retention rates for teachers and leaders across DC schools.

• 2021-22 Educator Retention Brief
• 2022-23 Educator Retention Brief
• 2023-24 Educator Retention Brief
• Definitions and Methodology

Educator Workforce Data Files
With the release of the 2022 Educator Workforce Report, OSSE also began publicly releasing LEA Faculty and Staff data, including demographic, retention, teacher supply, and demand data with our Educator Workforce Data Files.

These files provide a closer look at the state of staffing across DC as they include state, LEA, and school-level information. OSSE has since expanded the scope of the files to include experience, certification, and performance data. Though the Educator Workforce Report is produced every other year, OSSE’s goal is to publish these data files annually.

• 2021-22 Educator Workforce Data File
• 2022-23 Educator Workforce Data Files (All Files)
  • Counts and Demographics
  • Preparation and Performance
  • Retention
  • Supply and Demand
• 2023-24 Educator Workforce Data Files (All Files)
  • Counts and Demographics
  • Preparation and Performance
  • Retention
  • Supply and Demand

Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) Data
In adherence with the DC Municipal Regulations, OSSE approves educator preparation providers (EPPs) and subject area programs without external accreditation so that program completers are eligible to earn an educator credential in the District of Columbia. OSSE partners with DC EPPs to collect comprehensive data on EPP participants, generate analyses to support continuous improvement, and strengthen the pipeline of effective educators who reflect DC's needs. In addition to analyzing data from EPPs, OSSE also connects these data to our workforce, credentialing, and PRAXIS datasets to track EPP participant outcomes.

Data Files

In 2022, OSSE began releasing data on subjects EPP participants went on to teach in DC schools in our Workforce Data Files. In 2024, OSSE expanded publicly available EPP data with data files that provide a comprehensive look at demographic, credentialing, Praxis pass rate, employment, and performance data for candidates and completers aggregated at the EPP, program type (traditional programs at universities vs. alternate route organizations or institutions), and city levels.

• 2024 Education Preparation Provider Data Files

*Data in these reports reflect the state of staffing as of Oct. 5, 2023 of the school year in question. Data is only provided for DC public and public charter schools. For additional information about OSSE’s educator data collection processes, please visit the Faculty and Staff Data Collection and the Education Preparation Providers pages on the OSSE website.

**All professionals directly involved in the regular creation of learning environments that foster the development of students.

Includes: Teachers, Paraprofessionals, School Administrators, Instructional Specialists, Instructional Coordinators and Supervisors, Librarians/Media Specialists, School Counselors/Directors, Special Education Support Staff: Audiologists, Psychologists, Physical Education Teachers and Recreation, and Therapeutic Recreation Specialists, Speech-language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, and Social Workers.

Excludes: Library/Media Support Staff, LEA Administrative Support Staff, LEA Administrators, School Administrative Support Staff, School Nurses - Not Special Education Specific, Special Education Support Staff - Interpreter, Special Education Support Staff - Medical/Nursing, Special Education Support Staff - Orientation and Mobility Specialists, Special Education Support Staff - Physical Therapists, Student Support Staff, and Other Support Staff.

***The number of LEAs and SPAs includes 70 LEAs (one traditional public school district and sixty-nine public charter school districts) and two SPAs (Department of Corrections facilities).