Teacher Fatalities in U.S. School Shootings in 2024
In 2024, two teachers were killed in U.S. school shootings, according to CBS News’ analysis of the K–12 Shooting Database. The incidents occurred at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, where a 14‑year‑old student shot and killed two students and two teachers on September 4, 2024, and injured nine others CBS News.

This was the only school shooting in 2024 in which a teacher was killed. The Apalachee High School shooting was part of a broader pattern of 23 K–12 campuses targeted by gun violence that year, with 39 shootings overall, 18 total fatalities, and four mass shootings WORLD+1.

No other U.S. school shooting in 2024 resulted in a teacher’s death. The two teachers killed in Georgia were among the victims in the deadliest single incident of the year, which also injured multiple students and staff.

Summary:

Total teacher fatalities in 2024: 2

Location: Apalachee High School, Winder, Georgia

Date: September 4, 2024

Other victims: 2 students killed, 9 injured CBS News

This figure is specific to school shootings; it does not include teacher deaths from other causes such as illness, accidents, or non‑gun violence.