ILLINOIS
State Superintendent
Dr. Carmen I. Ayala
Address
100 N. 1ST STREET
SPRINGFIELD IL 62777
(866) 262-6663
Teacher Education:
The tables below represent the percentage of teachers holding a bachelor’s degree or higher (the lower table,) and alternatively holding a master’s degree or higher (the upper table.) The display summarizes the rate across the state and highlights the rates across all high-poverty and low-poverty schools. Learn More
Continuing formal education is frequently a part of the professional development pathway for teachers in public education, and continuing profession development is explored regularly as a part of research on teacher effectiveness.
High-poverty schools in Illinois are defined as schools where the percentage of “low-income” Fall Student Enrollment ranks at or above the 75th percentile.
Low-poverty schools in Illinois are defined as schools in which the percentage of “low-income” Fall Student Enrollment ranks below the 25th percentile.
2023 is the initial year for reporting data on teacher education broken down within the context of high-poverty and Low-poverty schools on the Illinois Report Card; no historical data from previous years is available.