Reports / Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB)

Every two years, PELSB releases information regarding the teacher workforce. Using licensure, assignment, and permission data, as well as surveys of Minnesota school districts, and teacher preparation providers, this report seeks to address the supply and demand of teachers, including across different economic development regions, licensure areas, district types, or race/ethnicity of teachers.

The 2025 Supply and Demand Report is now available. It can be accessed by clicking the Supply and Demand icon to the left.

The Tiered License and Permissions report summarizes licensure and permission data from teachers actively working in a classroom or holding an unexpired license at the end of the academic year.

The 2025 Tiered License and Permissions Report is available now. Access the most recent report by clicking the Tiered License and Permission icon to the left.

Please find included here statutorily mandated reports submitted to the Minnesota legislature.

Every two years, PELSB releases a summary of board activities, including information regarding previous and current board members, disbursements of board funds, and rulemaking projects. An accessible version of this report will be made available soon.

This report utilizes licensure and employment data collected from Minnesota public school districts, including charter schools, through the Staff Automated Report (STAR) annually. The STAR system is used as a tool for collecting data on licensed (instructional and non-instructional teachers, related service providers, and administrators) and non-licensed staff that are employed and/or providing services to the reporting district or charter school.

All Board-approved teacher preparation programs, or Units, are required to collect and submit data on teacher candidate demographics and performance outcomes. These annual submissions are compiled, analyzed, and published as the Data Summary Report (DSR). Data in this report encompasses the various stages of the teacher preparation journey from enrollment to program completion. Units also provided data about their alumni who had been issued a license in Minnesota, and secured employment in Minnesota schools.

The 2025 Data Summary Report and The 2024 Data Summary Report are now available.

MNSPIRE, published in 2022, was the first comprehensive survey of licensed teachers in Minnesota, measuring preparation and retention, aiming to develop a better understanding of how various aspects of the teacher career impact teacher retention and attrition.

Use these links to access various tools to search through historically collected data.

Use this page to locate previous years' reports and reports that are no longer statutorily mandated.

PELSB Reports