Teacher Demand
Illinois Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
|
1990-91 School Year
|
Beginning
|
Reentering
|
Total
|
| |
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp. Ed.
|
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp. Ed.
|
|
|
Chicago
|
918
|
112
|
111
|
437
|
78
|
86
|
1,742
|
|
Outside Chicago
|
1,851
|
648
|
497
|
1,752
|
617
|
845
|
6,210
|
|
Totals
|
2,769
|
760
|
608
|
2,189
|
695
|
931
|
7,952
|
|
1991-92 School Year
|
Beginning
|
Reentering
|
Total
|
| |
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp. Ed.
|
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp. Ed.
|
|
|
Chicago
|
678
|
132
|
80
|
568
|
115
|
134
|
1,707
|
|
Outside Chicago
|
1,654
|
672
|
549
|
1,405
|
568
|
672
|
5,520
|
|
Totals
|
2,332
|
804
|
629
|
1,973
|
683
|
806
|
7,227
|
|
1992-93 School Year
|
Beginning
|
Reentering
|
Total
|
| |
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp.Ed.
|
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp.Ed.
|
|
|
Chicago
|
669
|
127
|
92
|
618
|
171
|
193
|
1,870
|
|
Outside Chicago
|
1,417
|
600
|
486
|
1,054
|
470
|
505
|
4,532
|
|
Totals
|
2,086
|
727
|
578
|
1,672
|
641
|
698
|
6,402
|
|
1993-94 School Year
|
Beginning
|
Reentering
|
Total
|
| |
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp. Ed.
|
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp. Ed.
|
|
|
Chicago
|
1,004
|
220
|
187
|
362
|
82
|
112
|
1,967
|
|
Outside Chicago
|
2,096
|
966
|
555
|
1,519
|
670
|
599
|
6,405
|
|
Totals
|
3,100
|
1,186
|
742
|
1,881
|
752
|
711
|
8,372
|
|
1994-95 School Year
|
Beginning
|
Reentering
|
Total
|
| |
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp. Ed.
|
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp. Ed.
|
|
|
Chicago
|
875
|
280
|
166
|
1,015
|
299
|
284
|
2,919
|
|
Outside Chicago
|
|
|
3,513
|
1,668
|
739
|
2,039
|
1,025
|
763
|
9,747
|
|
Totals
|
4,388
|
1,948
|
905
|
3,054
|
1,324
|
1,047
|
12,666
|
|
1995-96 School Year
|
Beginning
|
Reentering
|
Total
|
| |
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp.Ed.
|
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp.Ed.
|
|
|
Chicago
|
705
|
211
|
136
|
493
|
147
|
175
|
1,867
|
|
Outside Chicago
|
2,178
|
991
|
658
|
1,311
|
516
|
643
|
6,297
|
|
Totals
|
2,883
|
1,202
|
794
|
1,804
|
663
|
818
|
8,164
|
|
1996-97 School Year
|
Beginning
|
Reentering
|
Total
|
| |
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp. Ed.
|
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp. Ed.
|
|
|
Chicago
|
675
|
195
|
118
|
536
|
127
|
129
|
1,780
|
|
Outside Chicago
|
2,077
|
892
|
705
|
1,285
|
497
|
598
|
6,054
|
|
Totals
|
2,752
|
1,087
|
823
|
1,821
|
624
|
727
|
7,834
|
|
1997-98 School Year
|
Beginning
|
Reentering
|
Total
|
| |
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp. Ed.
|
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp. Ed.
|
|
|
Chicago
|
720
|
248
|
113
|
475
|
152
|
161
|
1,869
|
|
Outside Chicago
|
2,415
|
940
|
711
|
1,371
|
534
|
710
|
6,681
|
|
Totals
|
3,135
|
1,188
|
824
|
1,846
|
686
|
871
|
8,550
|
|
1998-99 School Year
|
Beginning
|
Reentering
|
Total
|
| |
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp. Ed.
|
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp. Ed.
|
|
|
Chicago
|
729
|
204
|
138
|
640
|
171
|
211
|
2,093
|
|
Outside Chicago
|
2,896
|
1,060
|
801
|
1,726
|
547
|
818
|
7,848
|
|
Totals
|
3,625
|
1,264
|
939
|
2,366
|
718
|
1,029
|
9,941
|
|
1999-00 School Year
|
Beginning
|
Reentering
|
Total
|
| |
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp. Ed.
|
Elem.
|
Sec.
|
Sp. Ed.
|
|
|
Chicago
|
700
|
222
|
194
|
652
|
230
|
207
|
2,205
|
|
Outside Chicago
|
3,349
|
1,245
|
944
|
1,897
|
747
|
963
|
9,145
|
|
Totals
|
4,049
|
1,467
|
1,138
|
2,549
|
977
|
1,170
|
11,350
|
NOTE: All data depict full-time teachers only. Excludes administrators,
counselors, librarians, part-time staff, and all other non-teaching
personnel. Number of unfilled positions not included in this data.
Beginning - first time teaching with no prior experience.
Reentering - prior teaching experience but not employed in previous
school year.
Elem - regular education teachers in grades pre-k through 8.
Sec - regular education teachers in grades 9 - 12.
Sp Ed - special education teachers in grades pre-k through 12.
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