STRS Ohio, the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, has been administering retirement benefits for the state's public educators since 1920. The system serves nearly 550,000 active, inactive, and retired public-school teachers and university faculty members. Its investment portfolio holds approximately $96.3 billion in assets as of June 30, 2025, with nearly two-thirds of those assets managed internally by more than 100 Investment Department professionals.
The organization distributes more than $7 billion in benefits annually through its core retirement plan offerings. These include a Defined Benefit Plan, a Defined Contribution Plan, and a Combined Plan, providing Ohio educators with structured options for their post-career financial security.
As a major institutional investor and public pension fund, STRS Ohio operates exclusively within Ohio's public education sector. Its scale places it among the largest retirement systems in the United States, managing a substantial portion of the state's public employee retirement assets in-house.
