Although it was set down that a kuni no hakase and a kuni no ishi should be allocated as teachers at each kokugaku, it was not uncommon, because of the difficulty in finding suitable personnel, to see provinces where kokugau was not established or a case where a teacher taught at several provinces.
教官としては各国毎に国博士（くにのはかせ）・国医師（くにのいし）を各1名ずつ置く事が定められていたが、人材難に悩まされて国学が置かれない国や一人の教官が複数国を担当することも珍しくなかった。