State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio is one of the nation’s premier retirement systems, serving nearly 494,000 active, inactive and retired Ohio public educators. With investment assets of $79.9 billion (including short-term investments) as of June 30, 2018, STRS Ohio is one of the largest public pension funds in the country. Learn more about STRS Ohio's impact in supporting and sustaining the state of Ohio. In fiscal year 2018, STRS Ohio paid more than $7.6 billion in service retirement, disability and survivor benefits to more than 158,000 individuals including $500 million for health care coverage. 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.