Educator Data Sharing

OSPI can provide data on Washington state’s educator work force. Data is available in the following areas:

  • Certification: issuances and endorsements.
  • Demographics: race and ethnicity, age, and gender.
  • Education levels: AA, BA, MA, and PhD.
  • Employment: salaries and years of experience.
  • Other areas that are available: source of educators, educator training, and in-field/out-of-field assignments.

Educator Data Resources

Educator Data Overview can provide more detailed information of Educator Data that OSPI collects and analyze.   

Data Guidance for Students’ Equitable Access to Effective Educators. is to assist Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to identify disproportionality of educator qualifications and student access rate to educator qualifications. The data guidance is to support LEAs in their efforts to comply with federal requirements [ESEA Section 1111(g)(1)(B), Section1112(b)(2)]. 

The data guidance draws on data from multiple sources. The data can be found on the Washington State Report Card, the Teacher Qualification Comparison Workbook, and other OSPI data portals. 

Educator Data Request Form

Please fill out our Educator Data Request Form and a data analyst will respond to your request within 5 business days and an estimated delivery date. 

UPDATE: Due to a high volume of requests, OSPI is prioritizing requests from agency and legislative staff. If you are not affiliated with the agency or the Legislature, your request will be handled as capacity allows starting from February 2025. Please check OSPI's Data Portal for all publicly available data reports. A request only needs to be submitted for data that is not already available through the Data Portal.

Any data request being submitted from this site is not under the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56).