Filling teaching vacancies: Of public K–12 schools that had teaching vacancies in a specific field for the current school year, percentage that found it very difficult or were not able to fill the vacancies, by field and state: 2020–21

State	General elementary		Special education		English or language arts		Social studies		Computer science		Mathematics		Biology or life sciences		Physical sciences¹		English as a Second Language (ESL), or bilingual education		Foreign languages		Music or art		Career or technical education		Physical education or health
United States	13.1		40.2		18.0		10.8		31.3		31.7		30.8		37.3		31.8		42.5		23.3		31.2		11.6

Alabama	13.6	!	34.7		14.0	!	‡		38.9	!	52.1		39.6		46.8		29.4	!	51.2	!	33.2	!	‡		‡
Alaska	19.9	!	65.7		31.4	!	38.4		42.7	!	48.0		37.7	!	44.3		‡		46.9		41.2		56.1		29.7	!
Arizona	21.9		47.8		23.1		23.6	!	41.0		47.9		36.7		50.8		11.9	!	28.8	!	32.5		40.8		25.9	!
Arkansas	‡		42.2		18.9	!	‡		‡		26.6		18.9	!	32.0		22.1	!	‡		24.7	!	20.6	!	‡
California	9.2		30.6		7.9	!	‡		23.1	!	26.5		23.6		21.0		26.0		21.1		12.4	!	30.7		8.0	!

Colorado	‡		48.4		14.4	!	‡		37.0	!	38.7		24.2	!	27.5	!	‡		33.3	!	11.9	!	60.9		‡
Connecticut	7.8	!	39.8		20.0	!	‡		‡		47.6		46.6		51.2		46.7		53.7		32.0		42.3		‡
Delaware	16.0	!	24.1		‡		‡		‡		54.8		49.3		43.2		‡		54.6		‡		‡		‡
District of Columbia	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		20.3	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
Florida	23.1		41.2		25.6		10.6		16.9		30.6		25.7		25.5		26.0		33.0		31.5		13.7	!	4.3	!

Georgia	7.6	!	31.1		9.6	!	‡		33.0	!	18.0		23.8	!	28.0		8.0	!	47.4		‡		18.0	!	‡
Hawaii	‡		37.1		16.8	!	‡		33.0	!	41.4		35.7	!	28.5	!	19.9		‡		9.8	!	30.0	!	‡
Idaho	‡		35.2		‡		‡		56.0	!	44.2		47.5		66.8		‡		‡		48.7	!	64.1		‡
Illinois	16.3		52.2		23.4		30.6		56.0		37.6		47.0		59.2		61.0		48.0		29.9	!	42.1		28.5	!
Indiana	17.9	!	57.3		17.5	!	‡		57.9		50.2		59.1		68.7		73.7		58.7		22.8	!	33.2		23.2	!

Iowa	‡		49.0		‡		‡		‡		39.7		28.8	!	38.3	!	‡		51.5		24.2	!	61.4	!	‡
Kansas	24.3	!	46.6		25.7	!	‡		‡		59.1		65.9		54.6		‡		42.7		45.7		‡		‡
Kentucky	‡		12.1	!	17.2	!	‡		‡		27.3	!	24.2	!	63.5		‡		‡		‡		34.8	!	‡
Louisiana	18.4	!	37.2		18.2	!	‡		‡		27.7		18.3	!	20.5	!	39.3	!	‡		‡		‡		‡
Maine	20.2	!	42.0		18.1	!	12.9	!	47.2	!	21.6		‡		‡		21.2	!	46.5	!	26.3	!	59.7	!	‡

Maryland	22.0	!	32.9		24.6	!	‡		‡		30.8	!	‡		‡		39.6	!	62.2		36.5	!	59.7		‡
Massachusetts	19.0	!	36.9		‡		‡		‡		37.7		37.5		51.9		26.1	!	51.3		14.0	!	39.4	!	‡
Michigan	34.3		62.1		34.1		30.3		48.4	!	54.7		53.7		62.3		53.5		78.0		46.2		67.8		33.7
Minnesota	‡		47.8		38.8	!	‡		55.4	!	41.8		58.9		50.5		16.6	!	54.4		28.4	!	59.7		‡
Mississippi	14.8	!	25.0		‡		‡		‡		24.3		21.4	!	30.7	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡

Missouri	‡		35.9		28.0	!	‡		‡		30.9	!	26.6	!	‡		‡		40.8	!	27.6	!	29.5	!	‡
Montana	27.9		45.7		23.7	!	17.1	!	54.1		29.3	!	49.8		42.5	!	‡		63.6		37.8		29.3	!	21.6	!
Nebraska	20.9	!	45.9		49.1		‡		44.4	!	56.4		60.4		43.4		51.9	!	94.2		33.4	!	55.1		‡
Nevada	23.4		51.7		17.0	!	‡		35.4		48.1		27.4	!	40.1		50.6		25.2	!	25.7		41.6		‡
New Hampshire	11.7	!	41.8		‡		‡		44.7	!	28.4	!	‡		33.4	!	33.4	!	‡		33.9	!	41.2	!	‡

New Jersey	9.4	!	38.0		‡		‡		‡		39.2		52.7		49.6		22.3	!	55.0		14.3	!	55.6		‡
New Mexico	28.5		61.9		27.3	!	‡		41.0	!	53.7		51.6		54.9		47.3		54.7		28.5		36.8	!	‡
New York	13.6		36.1		16.6		19.9	!	38.4		30.9		38.9		45.0		23.7		64.5		13.3	!	49.2		12.9	!
North Carolina	23.3		60.4		21.8	!	‡		28.6	!	32.2		22.9	!	29.2	!	39.2		44.3		31.6		14.8	!	24.5	!
North Dakota	16.0	!	54.9		13.6	!	‡		43.9	!	17.6	!	25.3	!	26.4	!	52.5		73.9		40.0		64.5		‡

Ohio	8.7	!	30.3		8.4	!	‡		41.1	!	15.9	!	25.2	!	33.5		38.5		31.1	!	34.0		31.8		14.5	!
Oklahoma	‡		55.5		30.5	!	22.1	!	‡		25.3	!	52.8		46.3		41.1	!	48.5	!	30.5	!	‡		‡
Oregon	‡		27.3		‡		‡		‡		35.0	!	33.3	!	27.5	!	23.0	!	28.9	!	21.9	!	44.2	!	‡
Pennsylvania	13.8	!	37.2		17.6	!	‡		33.8	!	18.8	!	20.5	!	36.8		31.2	!	34.7		‡		‡		23.2	!
Rhode Island	21.9	!	51.3		18.2	!	‡		51.6		54.2		39.2		59.4		60.0		26.1	!	32.5		60.7		‡

South Carolina	‡		47.0		12.6	!	‡		‡		37.1	!	21.1	!	36.3	!	29.3	!	47.7		19.0	!	26.1	!	‡
South Dakota	22.8		42.8		35.0		‡		‡		26.5	!	55.9		55.2		‡		‡		‡		29.2	!	19.6	!
Tennessee	6.9	!	50.7		24.5		13.4	!	‡		40.3		38.4		52.3		‡		32.2	!	41.4		35.2	!	‡
Texas	9.9		28.4		17.5		8.3		30.9		21.4		17.1		23.4		37.4		41.4		16.5		17.7		6.6	!
Utah	6.3	!	35.0		‡		‡		26.4	!	34.2		‡		32.5	!	32.6	!	22.2	!	‡		32.7	!	‡

Vermont	11.9	!	43.6		‡		‡		‡		29.1	!	15.1	!	‡		‡		‡		31.7	!	‡		44.1
Virginia	‡		43.7		19.5		10.4	!	37.8	!	30.4		22.8	!	32.6		29.2	!	54.3		‡		43.5		‡
Washington	‡		36.1		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		47.3		‡		‡		‡
West Virginia	12.8	!	46.8		23.5	!	‡		44.4	!	58.2		41.0		52.0		59.9	!	80.5		35.6		46.8		22.5	!
Wisconsin	12.0	!	43.2		14.6	!	‡		60.8		33.8		19.7	!	40.1		81.6		52.1		22.2	!	83.3		24.3	!
Wyoming	‡		46.0		‡		‡		26.0	!	55.3		23.2	!	51.2	!	29.5	!	51.0	!	‡		21.7	!	‡

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).

‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable analysis, or the coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate).

¹Physical sciences includes chemistry, physics, and earth science.

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Each column has a different denominator since two response options, “This position is not offered in this school” and “No vacancy in this field this school year,” were used to exclude schools from the calculations for each field.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Data File," 2020–21.