State Education Agencies (SEAs)
The following are state education agencies as identified by the Council of Chief State School Officers.
| State | SEA | Chief state school officer | Elected | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabama Department of Education | Alabama Superintendent of Education | No | Dr. Tommy Bice |
| Alaska | Alaska Department of Education and Early Development | Commissioner of Education | No | Larry LeDoux |
| Arizona | Arizona Department of Education | Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | John Huppenthal |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Department of Education | Arkansas Commissioner of Education | No | Dr. Thomas Kimbrell |
| California | California Department of Education | California Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Tom Torlakson |
| Colorado | Colorado Department of Education | Colorado Commissioner of Education | No | Dwight D. Jones |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Department of Education | Connecticut Commissioner of Education | No | Dr. Mark K. McQuillan |
| Delaware | Delaware Department of Education | Delaware Secretary of Education | No | Mark Murphy |
| District of Columbia | Office of the State Superintendent of Education | State Superintendent of Education | No | Hosanna Mahaley |
| Florida | Florida Department of Education | Florida Commissioner of Education | No | Dr. Eric J. Smith |
| Georgia | Georgia Department of Education | State Superintendent of Schools | Yes | Dr. John D. Barge |
| Hawai'i | Hawai'i Department of Education | Hawai'i Superintendent of Education | No | Kathryn Matayoshi |
| Idaho | Idaho Department of Education | Superintendent of Education | Yes | Tom Luna |
| Illinois | Illinois State Board of Education | Illinois Superintendent of Education | No | Dr. Christopher Koch |
| Indiana | Indiana Department of Education | Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Glenda Ritz |
| Iowa | Iowa Department of Education | Iowa Director of Education | No | Judy Jeffrey |
| Kansas | Kansas Department of Education | Kansas Interim Commissioner of Education | No | Dr. Diane DeBacker |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Department of Education | Kentucky Commissioner of Education | No | Dr. Terry Holliday |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Department of Education | Louisiana Superintendent of Education | No | Paul G. Pastorek |
| Maine | Maine Department of Education | Maine Commissioner of Education | No | Susan A. Gendron |
| Maryland | Maryland Department of Education | Maryland Superintendent of Education | No | Dr. Lillian Lowery |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | Massachusetts Commissioner of Education | No | Mitchell D. Chester |
| Michigan | Michigan Department of Education | Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction | No | Michael P. Flanagan |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Department of Education | Minnesota Commissioner of Education | No | Alice Seagren |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Department of Education | Mississippi Superintendent of Education | No | Dr. Tom Burnham |
| Missouri | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | Missouri Commissioner of Education | No | Dr. Chris L. Nicastro |
| Montana | Montana Office of Public Instruction | Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Denise Juneau |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Department of Education | Nebraska Commissioner of Education | No | Dr. Roger Breed |
| Nevada | Nevada Department of Education | Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction | No | Dr. Keith Rheault |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Department of Education | New Hampshire Commissioner of Education | No | Virginia Barry |
| New Jersey | New Jersey Department of Education | New Jersey Commissioner of Education | No | Chris Cerf |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Department of Education | New Mexico Secretary of Education | No | Dr. Veronica García |
| New York | New York State Department of Education | New York Commissioner of Education | No | John King, Jr. |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | June St. Clair Atkinson |
| North Dakota | North Dakota Department of Public Instruction | North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Dr. Wayne G. Sanstead |
| Ohio | Ohio State Board of Education | Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | No | Stan W. Heffner |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma State Department of Education | Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Janet Barresi |
| Oregon | Oregon Department of Education | Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Susan Castillo |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Department of Education | Pennsylvania Secretary of Education | No | Ronald J. Tomalis |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | Rhode Island Commissioner of Education | No | Deborah A. Gist |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Department of Education | South Carolina Superintendent of Education | Yes | Mick Zais |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Department of Education | South Dakota Director of Education | No | Thomas J. Oster |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Department of Education | Tennessee Commissioner of Education | No | Dr. Timothy K. Webb |
| Texas | Texas Education Agency | Texas Commissioner of Education | No | Robert Scott |
| Utah | Utah State Office of Education | Utah Superintendent of Public Instruction | No | Larry Shumway |
| Vermont | Vermont Department of Education | Vermont Commissioner of Education | No | Armando Vilaseca |
| Virginia | Virginia Department of Education | Virginia Secretary of Education | No | Laura Fornash |
| Washington | Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction | Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Randy Dorn |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Department of Education | West Virginia Superintendent of Education | No | Dr. Steven L. Paine |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Dr. Tony Evers |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Department of Education | Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Dr. James M. McBride |
| American Samoa | American Samoa Department of Education | American Samoa Director of Education | N/A | Dr. Claire Tuia Poumele |
| Guam | Guam Public School System | Guam Superintendent of Education | N/A | Dr. Nerissa Bretania-Underwood |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico Department of Education | Puerto Rico Secretary of Education | N/A | Carlos A. Chardón |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education | U.S. Virgin Islands Commissioner of Education | No | Dr. Laverne Terry |
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