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Kentucky Teachers Retirement System

public plan · State of Kentucky · Frankfort, KY

ACTIVE
C
Pension Health Score
55/100
Funding Status51% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$21.5B
Total Assets
$42.5B
Total Liabilities
$21.0B
Unfunded Liability
151,298
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Kentucky Teachers Retirement System is 51% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $21.0B in unfunded liabilities that must be addressed through increased contributions, investment returns, or benefit adjustments. Current participants should monitor this plan and consider supplemental retirement savings.

Year-by-Year Funding

YearAssetsLiabilitiesFunding RatioContributions
2025$21.5B$42.5B50.7%$1.8B
2024$21.5B$46.4B46.3%$1.5B
2023$19.6B$43.7B44.8%$1.2B
2022$19.7B$37.7B52.1%$1.3B
2021$18.9B$42.2B44.8%$1.7B