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Welcome to the Illinois State Board of Education Data Portal: Educator Workforce Insights

This portal provides comprehensive data and analysis on the educator workforce in Illinois, with a particular focus on supply and demand trends and unfilled positions across the state's public schools. Designed to support district leaders, policymakers, and education stakeholders, the site features key reports and resources to help the education community understand the state of the Illinois educator workforce.

The Educator Supply and Demand Report, published triennially, offers detailed insights into staffing trends by role, subject area, and region, helping identify areas of oversupply and critical shortages. The Unfilled Positions dataPDF Document, collected annually from all Illinois school districts, highlights vacancies in teaching, administrative, paraprofessional, and support roles as of October 1 each year. The Illinois Report Card, published annually, provides a snapshot of the current state of Illinois' public schools, including teacher workforce and student demographics. The Short-Term Approvals Issued by Fiscal Year dataset shows how many educators apply and qualify for a temporary credential that can be used on a short-term basis to fill positions in Illinois schools when a fully qualified educator is not available. Finally, the IEPP provides key insights into the educator preparation pipeline by providing performance designations for all teacher preparation programs in the State. Used together, these reports and dashboards provide a comprehensive look at the current and future teaching workforce in Illinois.​

Educator Supply and Demand

The triennial Educator Supply and Demand Report contains data regarding the relative supply and demand for education staff in Illinois public schools. The data is sourced from ISBE, the Employee Information System (EIS), Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS), and Student Information System (SIS).​​

Unfilled Positions Data

The data in this report is collected annually from all Illinois school districts via a survey every fall.  Each district reports its unfilled positions as of October 1 of the reporting year. This report highlights all unfilled positions (such as Administrative, School Support Personnel, and Teaching) reported to the Illinois State Board of Education for the reporting year.

Historic Data​​

Unfilled Teaching Positions List

Short-Term Approvals Issued Per Fiscal Year

Short-term approvals allow individuals to enter the classroom while they work toward completing the full licensure requirements. This chart illustrates the number of Illinois educators and school support staff who received short-term licensure.

Short-Term Approvals Issued Per Fiscal Year (by type)

Short-term Approvals Issued Per Fiscal Year by type from FY 2023 through FY 2025
Type of Short-Term Approval
FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Short-term Substitute License 3,713 5,182 5,242 5,202
Short-term Approval for Paraprofessionals 3,881 6,613 6,139 5,369
Short-term Approval for Teachers
869
906
868
1,262
Short-term Emergency Approval for Special Education 186 198 250 244
Short-term Approval for School Support Personnel 47
50
53
58
Short-term Approval: Content Knowledge Pathway (for non-PEL holders) 93 83 85 76
TOTAL 8,789 13,032 12,637​ 12,211​

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