Teacher Shortage Areas
Data on teacher shortages by subject area
Teacher Shortage Areas in the South: Click the options below to explore the data.
Regional Highlights
Each year, SREB examines teacher shortages in seven key subject areas — English language arts, math, science, social studies, special education, English as a second language, and career and technical education. Every state in the SREB region has experienced teacher shortages in multiple subject areas over the last four school years (2019-20 to 2022-23).
During the 2022-23 school year, teacher shortages in the South became more prevalent in English language arts, science, social studies, and career and technical education.
Among the 16 states in the SREB region, English language arts, math, science, and special education are the subject areas with the most widespread teacher shortages over the last four school years.
Data by State
