The Cost of Teacher Turnover Study and Cost Calculator
In 2007, the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future (NCTAF) completed an 18-month study of the costs of teacher turnover in five school districts – Chicago Public Schools (Chicago, Illinois), Milwaukee Public Schools (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), Granville County Schools (Granville, North Carolina), Jemez Valley Public Schools (New Mexico), and Santa Rosa Public Schools (New Mexico).
The selected school districts varied in size, location, and demographics enabling us to explore how these variations affected costs. We examined the costs of recruiting, hiring, processing, and training teachers at both the school and district levels. Our findings indicate that the cost of turnover does vary from district to district, largely dependant upon the size of the district and the types of induction programs the district implements -- but in all cases, the cost of teacher turnover is substantial. For more information about these findings, click on the following links:
- Click here for the executive summary of the pilot study
- Click here for the full report of the pilot study
- Click here for the NCTAF Policy Brief (A Teacher Dropout Problem)
- Click here to read supporting statements from education leaders on these findings
- Click here for a press release on The Cost of Teacher Turnover Study
In addition, NCTAF has developed a Teacher Turnover Cost Calculator to help education leaders determine costs, so that they are in a better position to manage their resources to reduce teacher turnover and improve teaching quality. The Calculator enables school leaders and the general public to estimate the cost of teacher turnover in their own schools and districts.
- Click here to use the Teacher Turnover Cost Calculator
Following the estimate generated by the Calculator, a set of resources are available to schools and districts who wish to go deeper into analyzing and addressing this issue.
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