State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio is one of the nation’s premier retirement systems, serving 449,000 active, inactive and retired Ohio public educators. With investment assets that exceed $79.6 billion (including short-term investments) as of June 30, 2007, STRS Ohio is one of the largest public pension funds in the country. In 2006–2007, STRS Ohio paid more than $4.0 billion in service retirement, disability and survivor benefits plus $503 million for optional health care coverage.

Select a topic from the list to the left to find out more about STRS Ohio administration, governance and investments.

STRS Ohio operates under the guidelines of Chapter 3307 of the Ohio Revised Code (R.C.) as enacted by the Ohio General Assembly. It is legally separate from and fiscally independent of state and local governments.

View the State Teachers Retirement Board Rules.