The rates come from a recently released report by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, which outlines the state of the teaching profession based on data from the 2023-2024 school year.
For the 2022-2023 school year, New Hanover’s rate was 12%, but historically, it’s hovered around 9%. This also applies to other school districts in the region and the state average.
The top reason for teachers leaving the profession in the Cape Fear region are personal ones, such as resigning for a career change or health reasons and retiring with reduced benefits. In New Hanover, the second reason was ‘beyond the school district’s control’, such as retiring with full benefits. However, in Pender and Brunswick counties, the reason behind personal was ‘other,’ which means the teacher didn’t give a reason for their leaving…