Databank

Number of states that sponsor scholarship or loan-forgiveness programs for prospective teachers:

27

Average scholarship or loan-forgiveness:

$5,000

States that spend the most on such financial incentives for would-be teachers:

California, $12.7 million

North Carolina, $11.6 million

Mississippi, $9.1 million

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