Teaching vacancies improved, but not at schools with higher shares of minority students and in higher poverty neighborhoods: Percentage of public schools that experienced difficulty filling at least one teaching position entering the school year, by minority and poverty share, August 2022 & August 2023
| August 2022 | August 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| All public schools | 80% | 79% |
| Less than 25% minority | 79% | 74% |
| 25%-75% minority | 81% | 76% |
| Over 75% minority | 80% | 86% |
| Lower school neighborhood poverty | 79% | 77% |
| Higher school neighborhood poverty | 82% | 86% |
Source: Authors' analysis of Institute of Education Sciences (IES) School Pulse Panel (SPP) survey data.