Teacher FTE
Decreased
-330.71FTE
-12.6% from 2006
20062,631.00
20252,300.29
Read the change in staffing alongside pupil numbers and the staffing ratio.
Scotland · Historical data
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Teachers, pupils, schools and teaching posts · 1966–2025.
Highland · All school sectors · 2006–2025
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Teachers, pupils and schools
Highland · All school sectors2006—2025
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Teacher FTE
Pupils
Schools
12.75 pupils per teacher FTE in 2025.Same year, geography and sector. This is not class size.
Change from 2006 to 2025
Highland · All school sectors
Pupils
Decreased
-3,084pupils
-9.5% from 2006
200632,422
202529,338
A change in pupil numbers alone does not show whether provision has improved or worsened.
Sources (1) for Pupils
Schools
Decreased
-24schools
-11.0% from 2006
2006219
2025195
A change in recorded schools is not a count of closures or a measure of school capacity.
Sources (1) for Schools
Freedom of Information
Related council records
Approved FOI evidence keeps its own reporting period and definition. It is not combined with the census figures above.
Permanent by reporting period
Column 'Permanent' by period column 'Year'.
2025–2022 · countRead the evidence Original FOI response · sheet Sheet1!A1:C5 ↗Fixed by reporting period
Column 'Fixed' by period column 'Year'.
2025–2022 · countRead the evidence Original FOI response · sheet Sheet1!A1:C5 ↗Highland primary probationer probationers bid for
Administrative counts from the council workbook by academic year.
2017/18–2024/25 · teachersRead the evidence Original FOI response · sheet1!I4:B4 ↗