Retirements among Alabama K-12 employees were down slightly this year, at least in part because of a salary bump approved by lawmakers this year, officials say.
According to data from the Retirement Systems of Alabama, 1,404 employees retired from K-12 schools in June of this year. In June 2021, that number was slightly higher at 1,564 retirements. June 2020 saw 1,374 K-12 retirements.
Neah Scott, Legislative Counsel for RSA, said she believes retirements would have been even higher had it not been for the approval of a salary increase.
