diff --git a/public/database/grade_distributions.db b/public/database/grade_distributions.db
index 8378e1a2..410475de 100644
Binary files a/public/database/grade_distributions.db and b/public/database/grade_distributions.db differ
diff --git a/src/shared/types/Distribution.ts b/src/shared/types/Distribution.ts
index f9e87022..9d56d723 100644
--- a/src/shared/types/Distribution.ts
+++ b/src/shared/types/Distribution.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ export type CourseSQLRow = {
     Course_Number: string;
     Course_Title: string;
     Course_Full_Title: string;
+    Instructor_First: string | null;
+    Instructor_Last: string | null;
     A: number;
     A_Minus: number;
     B_Plus: number;
diff --git a/src/views/components/injected/CourseCatalogInjectedPopup/GradeDistribution.tsx b/src/views/components/injected/CourseCatalogInjectedPopup/GradeDistribution.tsx
index b1cb8d4b..aa912196 100644
--- a/src/views/components/injected/CourseCatalogInjectedPopup/GradeDistribution.tsx
+++ b/src/views/components/injected/CourseCatalogInjectedPopup/GradeDistribution.tsx
@@ -52,13 +52,14 @@ const GRADE_COLORS = {
  */
 export default function GradeDistribution({ course }: GradeDistributionProps): JSX.Element {
     const [semester, setSemester] = useState('Aggregate');
-    const [distributions, setDistributions] = useState<Record<string, Distribution>>({});
+    type Distributions = Record<string, { data: Distribution; instructorIncluded: boolean }>;
+    const [distributions, setDistributions] = useState<Distributions>({});
     const [status, setStatus] = useState<DataStatusType>(DataStatus.LOADING);
     const ref = useRef<HighchartsReact.RefObject>(null);
 
     const chartData = useMemo(() => {
         if (status === DataStatus.FOUND && distributions[semester]) {
-            return Object.entries(distributions[semester]!).map(([grade, count]) => ({
+            return Object.entries(distributions[semester]!.data).map(([grade, count]) => ({
                 y: count,
                 color: GRADE_COLORS[grade as LetterGrade],
             }));
@@ -69,8 +70,11 @@ export default function GradeDistribution({ course }: GradeDistributionProps): J
     useEffect(() => {
         const fetchInitialData = async () => {
             try {
-                const [aggregateDist, semesters] = await queryAggregateDistribution(course);
-                const initialDistributions: Record<string, Distribution> = { Aggregate: aggregateDist };
+                const [aggregateDist, semesters, instructorIncludedAggregate] =
+                    await queryAggregateDistribution(course);
+                const initialDistributions: Distributions = {
+                    Aggregate: { data: aggregateDist, instructorIncluded: instructorIncludedAggregate },
+                };
                 const semesterPromises = semesters.map(semester => querySemesterDistribution(course, semester));
                 const semesterDistributions = await Promise.allSettled(semesterPromises);
                 semesters.forEach((semester, i) => {
@@ -81,7 +85,11 @@ export default function GradeDistribution({ course }: GradeDistributionProps): J
                     }
 
                     if (distributionResult.status === 'fulfilled') {
-                        initialDistributions[`${semester.season} ${semester.year}`] = distributionResult.value;
+                        const [distribution, instructorIncluded] = distributionResult.value;
+                        initialDistributions[`${semester.season} ${semester.year}`] = {
+                            data: distribution,
+                            instructorIncluded,
+                        };
                     }
                 });
                 setDistributions(initialDistributions);
@@ -236,6 +244,14 @@ export default function GradeDistribution({ course }: GradeDistributionProps): J
                                 ))}
                         </select>
                     </div>
+                    {distributions[semester] && !distributions[semester]!.instructorIncluded && (
+                        <div className='mt-3 flex flex-wrap content-center items-center self-stretch justify-center gap-3'>
+                            <Text variant='mini' className='text-theme-red italic!'>
+                                Instructor-specific data is not available for this course
+                                {semester !== 'Aggregate' && ` for ${semester}`}, showing course-wide data instead
+                            </Text>
+                        </div>
+                    )}
                     <HighchartsReact ref={ref} highcharts={Highcharts} options={chartOptions} />
                 </>
             )}
diff --git a/src/views/lib/database/queryDistribution.ts b/src/views/lib/database/queryDistribution.ts
index 2ce8f14a..6e0cdcb0 100644
--- a/src/views/lib/database/queryDistribution.ts
+++ b/src/views/lib/database/queryDistribution.ts
@@ -3,27 +3,26 @@ import type { CourseSQLRow, Distribution } from '@shared/types/Distribution';
 
 import { initializeDB } from './initializeDB';
 
-// TODO: in the future let's maybe refactor this to be reactive to the items in the db rather than being explicit
-const allTables = [
-    'grade_distributions_2019_2020',
-    'grade_distributions_2020_2021',
-    'grade_distributions_2021_2022',
-    'grade_distributions_2022_2023',
-] as const;
-
 /**
  * fetches the aggregate distribution of grades for a given course from the course db, and the semesters that we have data for
  * @param course the course to fetch the distribution for
  * @returns a Distribution object containing the distribution of grades for the course, and
  * an array of semesters that we have the distribution for
  */
-export async function queryAggregateDistribution(course: Course): Promise<[Distribution, Semester[]]> {
+export async function queryAggregateDistribution(course: Course): Promise<[Distribution, Semester[], boolean]> {
     const db = await initializeDB();
-    const query = generateQuery(course, null);
+    const query = generateQuery(course, null, true);
 
-    const res = db.exec(query)?.[0];
+    let res = db.exec(query)?.[0];
+    let instructorIncluded = true;
     if (!res?.columns?.length) {
-        throw new NoDataError(course);
+        instructorIncluded = false;
+        const queryWithoutInstructor = generateQuery(course, null, false);
+        res = db.exec(queryWithoutInstructor)?.[0];
+
+        if (!res?.columns?.length) {
+            throw new NoDataError(course);
+        }
     }
 
     const row: Required<CourseSQLRow> = {} as Required<CourseSQLRow>;
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ export async function queryAggregateDistribution(course: Course): Promise<[Distr
         semesters.push({ year: parseInt(year, 10), season: season as Semester['season'] });
     });
 
-    return [distribution, semesters];
+    return [distribution, semesters, instructorIncluded];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -88,18 +87,19 @@ export async function queryAggregateDistribution(course: Course): Promise<[Distr
  * @param semester the semester to fetch the distribution for OR null if we want the aggregate distribution
  * @returns a SQL query string
  */
-function generateQuery(course: Course, semester: Semester | null): string {
-    // const profName = course.instructors[0]?.fullName;
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-nested-ternary
-    const yearDelta = semester ? (semester.season === 'Fall' ? 0 : -1) : 0;
+function generateQuery(course: Course, semester: Semester | null, includeInstructor: boolean): string {
+    const profName = course.instructors[0]?.lastName;
 
     const query = `
-        select * from ${semester ? `grade_distributions_${semester.year + yearDelta}_${semester.year + yearDelta + 1}` : `(select * from ${allTables.join(' union all select * from ')})`}
+        select * from grade_distributions
         where Department_Code = '${course.department}'
         and Course_Number = '${course.number}'
+        ${includeInstructor ? `and Instructor_Last = '${profName}' collate nocase` : ''}
         ${semester ? `and Semester = '${semester.season} ${semester.year}'` : ''}
     `;
 
+    console.log(includeInstructor, { query });
+
     return query;
 }
 
@@ -109,13 +109,19 @@ function generateQuery(course: Course, semester: Semester | null): string {
  * @param semester the semester to fetch the distribution for
  * @returns a Distribution object containing the distribution of grades for the course
  */
-export async function querySemesterDistribution(course: Course, semester: Semester): Promise<Distribution> {
+export async function querySemesterDistribution(course: Course, semester: Semester): Promise<[Distribution, boolean]> {
     const db = await initializeDB();
-    const query = generateQuery(course, semester);
+    const query = generateQuery(course, semester, true);
 
-    const res = db.exec(query)?.[0];
+    let res = db.exec(query)?.[0];
+    let instructorIncluded = true;
     if (!res?.columns?.length) {
-        throw new NoDataError(course);
+        instructorIncluded = false;
+        const queryWithoutInstructor = generateQuery(course, semester, false);
+        res = db.exec(queryWithoutInstructor)?.[0];
+        if (!res?.columns?.length) {
+            throw new NoDataError(course);
+        }
     }
 
     const row: Required<CourseSQLRow> = {} as Required<CourseSQLRow>;
@@ -142,21 +148,24 @@ export async function querySemesterDistribution(course: Course, semester: Semest
         }
     }
 
-    return {
-        A: row.A,
-        'A-': row.A_Minus,
-        'B+': row.B_Plus,
-        B: row.B,
-        'B-': row.B_Minus,
-        'C+': row.C_Plus,
-        C: row.C,
-        'C-': row.C_Minus,
-        'D+': row.D_Plus,
-        D: row.D,
-        'D-': row.D_Minus,
-        F: row.F,
-        Other: row.Other,
-    };
+    return [
+        {
+            A: row.A,
+            'A-': row.A_Minus,
+            'B+': row.B_Plus,
+            B: row.B,
+            'B-': row.B_Minus,
+            'C+': row.C_Plus,
+            C: row.C,
+            'C-': row.C_Minus,
+            'D+': row.D_Plus,
+            D: row.D,
+            'D-': row.D_Minus,
+            F: row.F,
+            Other: row.Other,
+        },
+        instructorIncluded,
+    ];
 }
 
 /**