The Greenville County Schools Board of Trustees reviewed the district’s current employment vacancies at its meeting on Tuesday — noting successes in special education hiring and difficulties hiring transportation and nutrition staff.
At the start of the 2026-27 school year, Greenville County Schools provided a snapshot of personnel status, with comparison data from 2025. Currently, there are nearly 157 vacancies in the district, with most vacancies being in hourly positions.
“We feel good about the returning and new staff that we have in place,” said Phillip Davie, Chief Human Resources Officer at Greenville County Schools. “And we continue to have our goal of supporting our schools, recruiting and filling every position we have with the highest quality people we can find.”
Current vacancies in Greenville County Schools (change from 2025):
Principals: 0 (no change from 2025)
Assistant Administrators: 0 (no change from 2025)
Teachers: 2 (+2 from 2025)
Special Education Teachers: 0 (no change from 2025)
Special Education Aides: 12 (-7 from 2025)
All Other Aides: 8 (-1 from 2025)
Secretaries/Bookkeepers: 0 (-1 from 2025)
Lab Managers: 0.5 ( -1.5 from 2025)
Full-Time Substitutes: 4 ( +1 from 2025)
Clerks: 6 (+1.5 from 2025)
Nurses: 2 (-5.5 from 2025)
Bus Drivers: 53 (+3 from 2025)
Bus Aides: 0 (no change from 2025)
Custodians: 18.25 (-15.5 from 2025)
Food and Nutrition Staff: 51 (+5 from 2025)
Note: Some positions are listed as partial vacancies because they represent part-time positions.
District officials attributed much of the success in special education hiring to the Trustees’ decision to increase pay for special education aides by $2 per hour in the FY 2027 budget. The Trustees have made multiple moves to improve the district’s special education division this year, including adding new positions and engaging in state advocacy.
Bus drivers and food and nutrition staff make up 66% of all current vacancies in the district. Davie says the increase in bus driver vacancies reflects a hiring challenge that the district has faced for several years.
“It’s not only an issue we face, it’s a national issue,” Davie said. “Everywhere you go, you will see people trying to find more bus drivers — it’s a challenging job. So we’ll just continue to try and recruit.”
A comprehensive report on Greenville County Schools’ recruitment and retention data is expected to be presented later this fall. For more information on the Board of Trustees, visit its website.
