Minnesota public school teachers 2014-15
Number of public schools 2,051
Number of full-time equivalent teachers 55,277
Pre-kindergarten and school readiness teachers, including those less than FTE 1,850
Kindergarten teachers 3,364
Elementary teachers (grades 1-6) 24,651
Secondary teachers (grades 7-12) 21,716
Special Education teachers 9,625
Newly licensed and first assignment teachers 2,445
Other 3,695
Previous years
Number of teachers at the beginning of the 2013-14 school year 58,211
Number at the beginning of the 2009-10 school year 56,790
Percent increase over previous five-year period 2.5
Projected percent increase of high school students from 2014-2024 11
Projected percent increase of middle school students 8
Number of teacher preparation institutions in Minnesota 32
Average years of teaching experience statewide 14
Number of teachers who left their position in 2012-13 5,899
Percent of teachers who left the profession that year after one year of teaching 16.4
Percent who left after their second year 22.4
Percent who left after their third year 30.2
Percent who left within five years 32.3
Nationwide
Projected number of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools in 2015 3.1 million
Projected number of teachers in private elementary and secondary schools in 2015 400,000
Percent of schools with at least one teaching vacancy in 2011-12 68
Percent of teachers who retired in 2012-13 2.6
Average age of teachers who retired in 2012-13 61.5
Sources: United States Department of Education, Minnesota Department of Education, Minnesota Board of Teaching, U.S. Census Bureau