West Virginia Teachers Basics

  • Established 1941
  • Currently open to new hires
  • Plan covers teachers
  • Plan members covered by Social Security
  • Multiple employer, cost sharing plan

Assets, Participants, and Benefits

Assets at Year-End, West Virginia Teachers, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Net Assets (billions)
2001 1.09
2002 1.10
2003 1.19
2004 1.43
2005 1.63
2006 2.17
2007 3.67
2008 3.38
2009 3.55
2010 4.14
2011 5.07
2012 5.14
2013 5.75
2014 6.68
2015 6.80
2016 6.54
2017 7.29
2018 7.72
2019 7.90
2020 7.84
2021 9.91
2022 9.00
2023 9.40

Source: Public Plans Database

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Number of Actives per Annuitant, 2001-2022

Fiscal Year West Virginia Teachers US State and Local Pensions
2001 1.0 2.4
2002 0.9 2.3
2003 0.8 2.2
2004 0.7 2.1
2005 0.7 2.1
2006 0.7 2.0
2007 0.7 2.0
2008 1.2 1.9
2009 1.2 1.9
2010 1.2 1.8
2011 1.2 1.7
2012 1.1 1.6
2013 1.1 1.5
2014 1.1 1.4
2015 1.0 1.4
2016 1.0 1.4
2017 1.0 1.4
2018 0.9 1.3
2019 0.9 1.3
2020 0.9 1.3
2021 0.9 1.2
2022 0.9 1.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Costs

Employer's Annual Required Contribution as a Percentage of Payroll and Portion Paid for West Virginia Teachers, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Portion of Employer ARC paid Portion of Employer ARC left unpaid US Avg Employer ARC ARC as a Percent of Payroll
2001 28.3 0.0 5.9 26.5
2002 31.1 0.0 5.6 30.2
2003 34.4 0.5 6.3 34.9
2004 41.9 0.6 7.8 42.5
2005 48.0 0.0 9.5 45.5
2006 87.1 0.0 10.5 45.8
2007 179.2 0.0 11.4 39.5
2008 26.4 0.0 11.9 24.5
2009 25.4 1.5 12.1 27.0
2010 29.7 2.8 14.7 32.5
2011 33.3 0.0 16.7 31.3
2012 31.9 0.0 17.7 30.3
2013 32.6 0.0 19.0 32.3
2014 34.7 0.0 19.8 30.7
2015 33.1 0.0 20.3 30.7
2016 28.2 0.0 20.4 25.7
2017 30.0 0.0 20.5 27.5
2018 32.4 0.0 20.9 30.5
2019 34.3 0.0 21.3 30.8
2020 30.7 0.0 20.5 27.4
2021 26.0 0.1 21.5 26.1
2022 29.5 0.0 21.6 25.2
2023 26.8 0.0 23.0 24.1

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Actuarial Funding

Actuarial Funded Ratio for West Virginia Teachers, 2001-2022

Fiscal Year West Virginia Teachers National Data
2001 21.0 101.7
2002 19.2 94.6
2003 19.1 88.8
2004 22.2 87.0
2005 24.6 85.4
2006 31.6 85.2
2007 51.3 86.3
2008 50.0 84.4
2009 41.3 78.4
2010 46.5 75.7
2011 53.7 74.3
2012 53.0 72.3
2013 57.9 71.8
2014 66.2 73.2
2015 66.0 73.2
2016 65.4 71.6
2017 67.1 72.0
2018 69.6 72.4
2019 71.1 72.5
2020 72.8 72.6
2021 76.0 75.8
2022 78.4 76.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Investments

Asset Allocation for West Virginia Teachers, 2023

Category Percent
Equities 47.3
Fixed Income 14.1
Private Equity 0.0
Real Estate 0.0
Cash 0.8
Other 0.0
Commodities 0.0
Hedge Fund 10.0
Misc. Alternatives 27.8

Source: Public Plans Database

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Asset Allocation for State and Local Pensions, 2023

Category Percent
Equities 42.2
Fixed Income 20.5
Private Equity 14.0
Real Estate 10.5
Cash 1.8
Other 0.1
Commodities 2.7
Hedge Fund 6.6
Misc. Alternatives 1.8

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Asset allocation for West Virginia Teachers, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Equities Fixed Income Private Equity Real Estate Cash Other Commodities Hedge Fund Misc. Alternatives
2001 58.0 36.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 57.0 36.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 59.0 34.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 58.0 36.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 59.0 41.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 53.0 47.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 43.0 57.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 59.0 30.0 11.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 50.8 30.0 7.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.9 0.0
2010 47.2 26.2 10.7 5.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.1 0.0
2011 48.6 30.6 9.9 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.5 0.0
2012 49.5 23.8 10.1 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.3 0.0
2013 50.1 22.4 9.5 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 0.0
2014 54.2 17.2 9.6 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 0.0
2015 53.6 15.7 9.7 10.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.6 0.0
2016 53.7 14.9 10.3 10.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.2 0.0
2017 52.3 15.4 10.3 10.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.4 0.0
2018 49.7 14.8 11.1 9.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.8 0.0
2019 49.9 12.8 11.7 10.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.5 0.0
2020 49.5 12.9 12.9 10.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.3 0.0
2021 49.7 13.6 13.7 8.7 0.8 0.0 0.0 13.4 0.0
2022 46.6 13.6 14.6 10.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 14.3 0.0
2023 47.3 14.1 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 10.0 27.8

Source: Public Plans Database

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Annual Return as of June 30 for West Virginia Teachers, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year West Virginia Teachers Assumed return
2001 -0.30 8.00
2002 -3.00 7.50
2003 4.80 7.50
2004 15.10 7.50
2005 10.60 7.50
2006 9.60 7.50
2007 17.40 7.50
2008 -7.70 7.50
2009 -16.10 7.50
2010 15.20 7.50
2011 20.50 7.50
2012 1.00 7.50
2013 13.00 7.50
2014 17.90 7.50
2015 4.00 7.50
2016 -0.10 7.50
2017 15.70 7.50
2018 9.70 7.50
2019 6.00 7.50
2020 3.20 7.50
2021 32.00 7.50
2022 -6.30 7.25
2023 8.50 7.25

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Cash Flows

Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
West Virginia Teachers
2001-2023

Fiscal Year Cash Flow Assets
2001 27.4 1,090.7
2002 22.6 1,098.4
2003 25.1 1,191.2
2004 44.3 1,427.5
2005 38.4 1,627.4
2006 396.9 2,174.5
2007 1,120.9 3,666.0
2008 -19.3 3,378.5
2009 11.6 3,554.8
2010 15.6 4,143.5
2011 42.0 5,074.7
2012 -15.3 5,144.4
2013 -80.5 5,751.1
2014 -76.0 6,682.1
2015 -138.2 6,803.3
2016 -245.8 6,543.1
2017 -250.7 7,290.5
2018 -261.2 7,720.6
2019 -270.0 7,898.7
2020 -299.4 7,844.3
2021 -362.3 9,914.8
2022 -316.0 9,001.9
2023 -345.3 9,400.4

Source: Public Plans Database

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Note: The PPD average is for plans with a similar fiscal year end (FYE) date to the plan presented on this page.


Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
West Virginia Teachers
2001-2023

Fiscal Year West Virginia Teachers National Average
2001 2.5 -2.0
2002 2.1 -2.4
2003 2.1 -2.5
2004 3.1 -1.8
2005 2.4 -2.2
2006 18.3 -2.2
2007 30.6 -2.0
2008 -0.6 -2.1
2009 0.3 -3.1
2010 0.4 -3.2
2011 0.8 -3.0
2012 -0.3 -3.2
2013 -1.4 -3.1
2014 -1.1 -2.9
2015 -2.0 -2.7
2016 -3.8 -2.9
2017 -3.4 -2.8
2018 -3.4 -2.4
2019 -3.4 -2.4
2020 -3.8 -2.3
2021 -3.7 -2.0
2022 -3.5 -1.9
2023 -3.7 -1.9

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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2022 Financial Reports

Benefits

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