What each state allows, what it funds, and which districts are doing it. Statute citations are checked against the state code at the end of each legislative session.
Rural districts have long owned teacher housing. The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's professional housing program has funded 159 rural projects for educators and other professionals since 2004. A 2025 bill to expand state teacher housing funding was vetoed.
State guideRural districts build and rent their own teacher housing, often called teacherages, using federal relief funds, Impact Aid and a Yavapai County pilot program.
State guideA nonprofit-led, tax-credit-funded community with cottages reserved for Bentonville Public Schools staff is under construction.
State guideThe Teacher Housing Act of 2016 (SB 1413) lets districts establish employee housing programs and lease district land for them; 2022 legislation allows staff housing on district property without rezoning.
Colorado districts own more staff housing than any other state in the Index, from rural districts like Byers and Vilas to mountain districts that built with voter bonds (Roaring Fork, Aspen, Telluride, Durango) and certificates of participation (Eagle County). In July 2026 the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority added a mortgage program for full-time public school employees.
State guideRBH Group completed a Teachers Village development in Hartford, following its Newark model.
State guideMiami-Dade County Public Schools has built units inside a school building and approved a 99-year ground lease for a larger redevelopment with staff priority.
State guideTeachers Village Atlanta, a private downtown tower with units marketed to Atlanta teachers and school employees, has public bond financing approved.
State guideAct 172 (2023) created a School Facilities Authority to develop teacher housing on state land; the first project is at Mililani High School.
State guideResort districts (Blaine County, McCall-Donnelly) have built small staff rentals with donations, reserves and land sales.
State guidePrivate developments in Baltimore offer discounted rents to teachers using historic and New Markets tax credits.
State guideIsland nonprofits have led school staff housing: the Nantucket Education Trust's 12-unit cluster and the Island Housing Trust's proposal for Martha's Vineyard school employees.
State guideIn Kansas City, the nonprofit Teachers Like Me pairs new teachers with jobs in partner districts and low-cost shared housing.
State guideBig Sky School District built cabins on its campus with foundation and resort-tax-district grants.
State guideRemote districts such as Washoe County's Gerlach school keep staff housing; Clark County sought broader authority to build, buy or rent employee housing in 2023.
State guideTeachers Village in Newark is a private mixed-use development with an educator preference.
State guideThe Public School Facilities Authority funds teacher housing for rural and tribal districts through a Teacher Housing Pilot Program; larger districts such as Santa Fe are not eligible and use local bonds.
Districts work through nonprofit education foundations that own the buildings and borrow from the SECU Foundation at no interest.
State guideOxford Mills in Philadelphia reserves over half its apartments for public school teachers at discounted rents.
State guideThe Village at Winnsboro, built by the Fairfield County School District's education foundation, is the state's first teachers-only neighborhood. The state housing agency's Palmetto Heroes program offers teachers reduced-rate mortgages and down payment help.
State guideThe Essential Governmental Employee Housing Act of 2026, effective May 22, 2026, lets local governments develop or lease housing of at least 100 units for essential employees such as teachers, after the state comptroller approves a plan.
Districts have used Public Facility Corporations to hold staff housing and master-lease agreements with developers; several West Texas districts own units outright.
State guidePark City School District is weighing a nonprofit proposal for educator housing on district land.
State guideRenaissance Village in Welch, built by the Reconnecting McDowell partnership with the American Federation of Teachers, provides apartments for McDowell County teachers.
State guideDistricts cannot borrow for housing, so Teton County used a voter-approved specific-purpose excise tax to build staff units.
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