diff --git a/app/lib/seeder.rb b/app/lib/seeder.rb
index f781c366..2b17fb01 100644
--- a/app/lib/seeder.rb
+++ b/app/lib/seeder.rb
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ class Seeder
     StaffingLoader.clone_previous_year_data
   end
 
+  def seed_esp_counts(esp_file)
+    EspLoader.load_data(filepath: esp_file)
+  end
+
   private
 
   def marked?(mark)
diff --git a/app/models/respondent.rb b/app/models/respondent.rb
index 55ce9249..d2e1b90b 100644
--- a/app/models/respondent.rb
+++ b/app/models/respondent.rb
@@ -30,4 +30,8 @@ class Respondent < ApplicationRecord
   def for_grade(grade)
     send(GRADE_SYMBOLS[grade])
   end
+
+  def total_educators
+    (total_teachers || 0) + (total_esp || 0)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/presenters/teacher_response_rate_presenter.rb b/app/presenters/teacher_response_rate_presenter.rb
index 94eb7e84..25534ef4 100644
--- a/app/presenters/teacher_response_rate_presenter.rb
+++ b/app/presenters/teacher_response_rate_presenter.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class TeacherResponseRatePresenter < ResponseRatePresenter
   def respondents_count
     return 0 if respondents.nil?
 
-    respondents.total_teachers
+    respondents.total_educators
   end
 
   def focus
diff --git a/app/services/esp_loader.rb b/app/services/esp_loader.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ade643aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/esp_loader.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+require "csv"
+
+class EspLoader
+  def self.load_data(filepath:)
+    respondents = []
+    CSV.parse(File.read(filepath), headers: true) do |row|
+      row = EspRowValues.new(row:)
+      next unless row.school.present? && row.academic_years.size.positive?
+
+      respondents.concat(create_esp_entry(row:))
+    end
+
+    Respondent.import respondents, batch_size: 1000, on_duplicate_key_update: [:total_esp]
+  end
+
+  def self.create_esp_entry(row:)
+    row.academic_years.map do |academic_year|
+      respondent = Respondent.find_or_initialize_by(school: row.school, academic_year:)
+      respondent.total_esp = row.total_esp
+      respondent
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+class EspRowValues
+  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_years
+    @academic_year ||= begin
+      year = row["Academic Year"]&.strip
+      AcademicYear.of_year(year)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def total_esp
+    row["School Totals"]&.strip&.gsub(",", "").to_i
+  end
+end
diff --git a/data/staffing/esp_counts.csv b/data/staffing/esp_counts.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66874bae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/staffing/esp_counts.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+DESE ID,Academic Year,School Name,School Totals,
+3440045,2024-25,Ambrose,16,
+3440005,2024-25,Lincoln,11,
+3440020,2024-25,Lynch ,25,
+3440040,2024-25,Muraco,15,
+3440025,2024-25,VO,18,
+3440305,2024-25,McCall,14,
+3440505,2024-25,WHS,14,
+1850505,2024-25,Milford High School,18,
+3010020,2024-25,Tyngsborough Elementary School,29,
+3010305,2024-25,Tyngsborough Middle School,6,
+3010505,2024-25,Tyngsborough High School,2,
+1500025,2023-24,Lee Elementary School,20,TEST ONLY
+1500505,2023-24,Lee Middle/High School,40,TEST ONLY
diff --git a/db/migrate/20250115011457_add_total_esp_to_respondents.rb b/db/migrate/20250115011457_add_total_esp_to_respondents.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43a15633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20250115011457_add_total_esp_to_respondents.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddTotalEspToRespondents < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.0]
+  def change
+    add_column :respondents, :total_esp, :integer
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 23802336..82843c9f 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[8.0].define(version: 2024_11_26_005312) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[8.0].define(version: 2025_01_15_011457) do
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "pg_catalog.plpgsql"
 
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[8.0].define(version: 2024_11_26_005312) do
     t.integer "ten"
     t.integer "eleven"
     t.integer "twelve"
+    t.integer "total_esp"
     t.index ["academic_year_id"], name: "index_respondents_on_academic_year_id"
     t.index ["school_id", "academic_year_id"], name: "index_respondents_on_school_id_and_academic_year_id", unique: true
   end
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index 1332c57b..7fe7e58e 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ seeder.seed_sqm_framework Rails.root.join("data", "sqm_framework.csv")
 seeder.seed_demographics Rails.root.join("data", "demographics.csv")
 seeder.seed_enrollment Rails.root.join("data", "enrollment", "enrollment.csv")
 seeder.seed_staffing Rails.root.join("data", "staffing", "staffing.csv")
+seeder.seed_esp_counts Rails.root.join("data", "staffing", "esp_counts.csv")
diff --git a/lib/tasks/one_off.rake b/lib/tasks/one_off.rake
index f6a053e9..6d3f115e 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/one_off.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/one_off.rake
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ namespace :one_off do
     seeder.seed_staffing Rails.root.join("data", "staffing", "staffing.csv")
     seeder.seed_staffing Rails.root.join("data", "staffing", "nj_staffing.csv")
     seeder.seed_staffing Rails.root.join("data", "staffing", "wi_staffing.csv")
+    seeder.seed_esp_counts Rails.root.join("data", "staffing", "esp_counts.csv")
   end
 
   desc "delete 2022-24 AcademicYear and all responses, admin data, enrollment numbers and staffing numbers"
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/sample_esp_counts.csv b/spec/fixtures/sample_esp_counts.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..529e5e3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/sample_esp_counts.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+DESE ID,Academic Year,School Name,School Totals
+3440045,2024-25,Ambrose,16
+3440005,2024-25,Lincoln,11
+3440020,2024-25,Lynch ,25
+3440040,2024-25,Muraco,15
+3440025,2024-25,VO,18
+3440305,2024-25,McCall,14
+3440505,2024-25,WHS,14
+1850505,2024-25,Milford High School,18
+3010020,2024-25,Tyngsborough Elementary School,29
+3010305,2024-25,Tyngsborough Middle School,6
+3010505,2024-25,Tyngsborough Hight School,2
diff --git a/spec/lib/seeder_spec.rb b/spec/lib/seeder_spec.rb
index 76cccf1a..e90e418e 100644
--- a/spec/lib/seeder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/seeder_spec.rb
@@ -142,6 +142,40 @@ describe Seeder do
   #   end
   # end
 
+  context "esp counts" do
+    context "when esp counts are loaded from a file" do
+      before :each do
+        create(:school, dese_id: 3_440_045, name: "Ambrose")
+        create(:school, dese_id: 3_440_005, name: "Lincoln")
+        create(:school, dese_id: 3_440_020, name: "Lynch")
+        create(:school, dese_id: 3_440_040, name: "Muraco")
+        create(:school, dese_id: 3_440_025, name: "VO")
+        create(:school, dese_id: 3_440_305, name:	"McCall Elementary")
+        create(:school, dese_id: 3_440_505, name: "WHS")
+        create(:school, dese_id: 1_850_505, name: "Milford")
+        create(:school, dese_id: 3_010_020, name:		"Tyngsborough Elemenatary")
+        create(:school, dese_id: 3_010_305, name:		"Tyngsborough Middle")
+        create(:school, dese_id: 3_010_505, name:		"Tyngsborough High")
+        create(:academic_year, range: "2024-25 Fall")
+        create(:academic_year, range: "2024-25 Spring")
+
+        seeder.seed_esp_counts(sample_esp_csv)
+      end
+
+      it "loads esp information into the database" do
+        fall = AcademicYear.find_by_range("2024-25 Fall")
+        spring = AcademicYear.find_by_range("2024-25 Spring")
+        ambrose = School.find_by_dese_id 3_440_045
+
+        respondents = Respondent.find_by(school: ambrose, academic_year: fall)
+        expect(respondents.total_esp).to eq 16
+
+        respondents = Respondent.find_by(school: ambrose, academic_year: spring)
+        expect(respondents.total_esp).to eq 16
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   context "admin data items" do
     context "when deprecated admin items exist in the database" do
       before :each do
@@ -273,4 +307,8 @@ describe Seeder do
   def sample_sqm_framework_csv
     Rails.root.join("spec", "fixtures", "sample_sqm_framework.csv")
   end
+
+  def sample_esp_csv
+    Rails.root.join("spec", "fixtures", "sample_esp_counts.csv")
+  end
 end