diff --git a/app/services/staffing_loader.rb b/app/services/staffing_loader.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# TODO
+require 'csv'
+
+class StaffingLoader
+  def self.load_data(filepath:)
+    schools = []
+    respondents = []
+    CSV.parse(File.read(filepath), headers: true) do |row|
+      row = StaffingRowValues.new(row:)
+      next unless row.school.present? && row.academic_year.present?
+
+      schools << row.school
+
+      respondents << create_staffing_entry(row:)
+    end
+
+    Respondent.import respondents, batch_size: 1000, on_duplicate_key_update: [:total_teachers]
+    Respondent.where.not(school: schools).destroy_all
+  end
+
+  def self.clone_previous_year_data
+    years = AcademicYear.order(:range).last(2)
+    previous_year = years.first
+    current_year = years.last
+    respondents = []
+    School.all.each do |school|
+      Respondent.where(school:, academic_year: previous_year).each do |respondent|
+        current_respondent = Respondent.find_or_initialize_by(school:, academic_year: current_year)
+        current_respondent.total_teachers = respondent.total_teachers
+        respondents << current_respondent
+      end
+    end
+    Respondent.import respondents, batch_size: 1000, on_duplicate_key_update: [:total_teachers]
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def self.create_staffing_entry(row:)
+    respondent = Respondent.find_or_initialize_by(school: row.school, academic_year: row.academic_year)
+    respondent.total_teachers = row.fte_count
+    respondent
+  end
+
+  private_class_method :create_staffing_entry
+end
+
+class StaffingRowValues
+  attr_reader :row
+
+  def initialize(row:)
+    @row = row
+  end
+
+  def school
+    @school ||= begin
+      dese_id = row['DESE ID'].strip.to_i
+      School.find_by_dese_id(dese_id)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def academic_year
+    @academic_year ||= begin
+      year = row['Academic Year']
+      AcademicYear.find_by_range(year)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def fte_count
+    row['FTE Count']
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/services/staffing_loader_spec.rb b/spec/services/staffing_loader_spec.rb
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+require 'rails_helper'
+
+describe StaffingLoader do
+  let(:path_to_staffing_data) { Rails.root.join('spec', 'fixtures', 'sample_staffing_data.csv') }
+  let(:ay_2022_23) { create(:academic_year, range: '2022-23') }
+  let(:ay_2021_22) { create(:academic_year, range: '2021-22') }
+  let(:attleboro) { School.find_or_create_by(name: 'Attleboro', dese_id: 160_505) }
+  let(:beachmont) { School.find_or_create_by(name: 'Beachmont', dese_id: 2_480_013) }
+  let(:winchester) { School.find_or_create_by(name: 'Winchester', dese_id: 3_440_505) }
+
+  before :each do
+    ay_2022_23
+    ay_2021_22
+    attleboro
+    beachmont
+    winchester
+    StaffingLoader.load_data filepath: path_to_staffing_data
+    StaffingLoader.clone_previous_year_data
+  end
+
+  after :each do
+    DatabaseCleaner.clean
+  end
+
+  context 'self.load_data' do
+    it 'loads the correct staffing numbers' do
+      academic_year = ay_2021_22
+      expect(Respondent.find_by(school: attleboro, academic_year:).total_teachers).to eq 197.5
+
+      expect(Respondent.find_by(school: beachmont, academic_year:).total_teachers).to eq 56.4
+
+      expect(Respondent.find_by(school: winchester, academic_year:).total_teachers).to eq 149.8
+    end
+
+    context 'when the staffing data is missing a school' do
+      after :each do
+        DatabaseCleaner.clean
+      end
+      it 'fills in empty staffing numbers with the previous years data' do
+        academic_year = ay_2022_23
+        expect(Respondent.find_by(school: attleboro, academic_year:).total_teachers).to eq 197.5
+
+        expect(Respondent.find_by(school: beachmont, academic_year:).total_teachers).to eq 56.4
+
+        expect(Respondent.find_by(school: winchester, academic_year:).total_teachers).to eq 149.8
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end