As more Virginia students return to in-person classes the Virgtinia Department of Education reports there are fewer public school teachers due to an increase in vacancies. There were more than 11,300 students enrolled last fall than in fall 2021 which is the first increase in 2 years. The number of home-schooled students decreased by 8% for the current school year.Teacher vacancies increased 25% from fall 2021 to fall 2022.