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The state counted 103.4 teacher FTE in FY2026, 10.6 fewer than in FY2024; 95 of 171 year pairs end lower.
1 · The facts
103.4
teacher FTE, the state’s count, FY2026
119.5
teacher FTE, FY2008, its first year
115.1
teacher FTE, FY2018, the highest from FY2013
100.6
teacher FTE, FY2014, the lowest from FY2013
95
of 171 year pairs end lower than they start
+0.3
FTE change, FY2016 to FY2025
-10.6
FTE change, FY2024 to FY2026
-16.1
FTE change, FY2008 to FY2026
105.1
teacher FTE, FY2025, the state’s comparison sheet
105.0
teacher FTE, FY2025, the state’s teacher file
—
which teaching posts were filled, and who pays for each
not published
2 · What it shows
1
In 95 of 171 pairs of published years the state counts fewer teachers at the end.
2
FY2016 to FY2025 reads +0.3 FTE; FY2024 to FY2026 reads -10.6; FY2008 to FY2026, -16.1.
3
The state’s two files print 105.1 and 105.0 teacher FTE for FY2025; neither is chosen here.
4
An FTE counts assignments: not people, not filled posts, not who pays.
Teacher FTE by year, two state files
Year
Teacher file
Comparison sheet
Pupils enrolled
FY2026
103.4
—
1,568
FY2025
105.0
105.1
1,563
FY2024
114.0
114.0
1,580
FY2023
112.8
112.8
1,562
FY2022
111.3
111.3
1,597
FY2021
108.7
108.7
1,593
FY2020
107.4
107.4
1,641
FY2019
110.5
110.5
1,649
FY2018
115.1
115.1
1,641
FY2017
112.1
112.1
1,613
FY2016
104.7
104.7
1,567
FY2015
101.6
101.6
1,557
FY2014
100.6
100.6
1,564
FY2013
103.0
103.0
1,587
FY2012
114.4
114.5
1,637
FY2011
102.3
102.3
1,650
FY2010
120.4
120.4
1,702
FY2009
120.2
120.2
1,739
FY2008
119.5
—
1,824
Both are DESE’s. A blank is a year the comparison sheet does not print. They are set side by side and not reconciled.
What was said
“really irritates me when we say things like we're cutting staff when the data shows that staffing has gone up almost every year in the last 10 years”