CalSTRS administers pension and other benefits for certificated employees of approximately 1,200 public school districts, community colleges, and educational agencies throughout California.
California State Teachers Retirement System Basics, by Plan
| Plan |
Assets (millions) |
Total Members |
| California Teachers |
316,918.5 |
837,926 |
| Other Plans |
0.0 |
0 |
| Total |
316,918.5 |
837,926 |
Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2023)
Note: California State Teachers Retirement System has 0 other plans.
Assets
Assets at Year-End
California State Teachers Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Net Assets (billions) |
| 2001 |
103.1 |
| 2002 |
96.7 |
| 2003 |
100.4 |
| 2004 |
116.1 |
| 2005 |
129.5 |
| 2006 |
144.2 |
| 2007 |
172.4 |
| 2008 |
161.5 |
| 2009 |
118.4 |
| 2010 |
129.8 |
| 2011 |
155.3 |
| 2012 |
151.3 |
| 2013 |
166.3 |
| 2014 |
190.5 |
| 2015 |
191.8 |
| 2016 |
189.1 |
| 2017 |
210.3 |
| 2018 |
224.9 |
| 2019 |
238.9 |
| 2020 |
247.0 |
| 2021 |
310.3 |
| 2022 |
300.1 |
| 2023 |
316.9 |
Membership
Ratio of Actives to Beneficiaries, 2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
California State Teachers Retirement System |
US State and Local Pensions |
| 2001 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
| 2002 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
| 2003 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
| 2004 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
| 2005 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
| 2006 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
| 2007 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
| 2008 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
| 2009 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
| 2010 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
| 2011 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
| 2012 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
| 2013 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| 2014 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
| 2015 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
| 2016 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
| 2017 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
| 2018 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
| 2019 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
| 2020 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
| 2021 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
| 2022 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
| 2023 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
2023 Membership for California State Teachers Retirement System
| Actives |
Beneficiaries |
Inactive Vested |
Total Membership |
# of Participating Employers |
| 458,645 |
328,932 |
50,349 |
837,926 |
1,690 |
Cash Flows
Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
California State Teachers Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Cash Flow |
Assets |
| 2001 |
587.5 |
103,137.6 |
| 2002 |
-125.5 |
96,709.5 |
| 2003 |
-25.3 |
100,372.3 |
| 2004 |
-916.3 |
116,061.3 |
| 2005 |
-666.6 |
129,523.6 |
| 2006 |
-1,389.0 |
144,212.4 |
| 2007 |
-1,674.9 |
172,377.9 |
| 2008 |
-1,438.0 |
161,498.2 |
| 2009 |
-2,718.0 |
118,430.1 |
| 2010 |
-3,759.0 |
129,768.1 |
| 2011 |
-4,459.1 |
155,345.8 |
| 2012 |
-5,103.2 |
151,318.1 |
| 2013 |
-5,652.8 |
166,348.9 |
| 2014 |
-6,278.9 |
190,474.0 |
| 2015 |
-6,105.4 |
191,822.3 |
| 2016 |
-5,055.3 |
189,113.5 |
| 2017 |
-4,060.8 |
210,289.9 |
| 2018 |
-3,689.1 |
224,868.6 |
| 2019 |
-1,032.2 |
238,861.9 |
| 2020 |
-2,082.6 |
246,983.7 |
| 2021 |
-3,819.4 |
310,293.5 |
| 2022 |
-2,977.1 |
300,056.3 |
| 2023 |
-3,115.7 |
316,918.5 |
2023 Cash Flows for California State Teachers Retirement System (millions)
| Inflows |
Outflows |
Investment Gains (losses) |
Change in Net Assets |
| 15,770.7 |
18,886.4 |
19,978.0 |
16,862.2 |
Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
California State Teachers Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
California State Teachers Retirement System |
National Average |
| 2001 |
0.6 |
-2.1 |
| 2002 |
-0.1 |
-2.0 |
| 2003 |
0.0 |
-2.5 |
| 2004 |
-0.8 |
-2.0 |
| 2005 |
-0.5 |
-2.2 |
| 2006 |
-1.0 |
-2.2 |
| 2007 |
-1.0 |
-2.1 |
| 2008 |
-0.9 |
-2.3 |
| 2009 |
-2.3 |
-3.1 |
| 2010 |
-2.9 |
-3.2 |
| 2011 |
-2.9 |
-3.1 |
| 2012 |
-3.4 |
-3.3 |
| 2013 |
-3.4 |
-3.1 |
| 2014 |
-3.3 |
-2.9 |
| 2015 |
-3.2 |
-2.8 |
| 2016 |
-2.7 |
-3.0 |
| 2017 |
-1.9 |
-2.9 |
| 2018 |
-1.6 |
-2.6 |
| 2019 |
-0.4 |
-2.6 |
| 2020 |
-0.8 |
-2.4 |
| 2021 |
-1.2 |
-2.1 |
| 2022 |
-1.0 |
-2.1 |
| 2023 |
-1.0 |
-2.1 |
