It was not known to what extent, if any, there was a relationship between teacher turnover and leadership styles among K-12 public school teachers in rural school districts. The purpose of this quantitative associative correlational study was to determine to what extent, if any, there is a relationship between teacher turnover and leadership styles among K-12 public school teachers in rural school districts in the Southeastern region of the United States. The theoretical foundation for this study is Herzberg's two-factor theory. Data were collected using convenience sampling from a final sample of N = 202 rural schoolteachers located in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. The MLQ-5X measured leadership styles and Turnover Intent Scale measured turnover intentions. A Spearman correlation analysis was used to measure the relationship between leadership styles and turnover intentions. The results of the Spearman's test showed there to be a weak, but statistically significant relationship between teacher turnover and transactional leadership (r[subscript s](200) = 0.16, p < 0.05, p = 0.03) whereas the correlation between teacher turnover and transformational leadership was found to be non-significant (r[subscript s](200) = 0.04, p = 0.45). The correlation between teacher turnover and laissez-faire leadership showed a moderate, positive relationship between teacher turnover and laissez-faire (r[subscript s](200) = 0.55, p < 0.05), p = 0.001). [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]