Teachers - Race/Ethnicity & Gender

Date posted: 08/06/2009

What this chart shows: Students and Teachers by Race/Ethnicity - Larimer County School Districts, 2008-09

Data Source: Colorado Department of Education

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What these data tell us:

With the exception of White (not Hispanic), the percentages of students from each racial/ethnic group were higher than those of teachers in the 2008-09 school year. It should be noted that Black students represented 1.7% of student enrollment, while Black teachers represented only 0.2% of all teachers in Larimer County (702 students to 5 teachers). Hispanic students were the next most overrepresented (63:1) followed by Asian or Pacific Islander (54:1) and American Indian (31:1).

What this chart shows: Teachers by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, Larimer County School Districts, 2008-09

Data Source: Colorado Department of Education

See data table

What these data tell us:

In 2008-09, Larimer County teachers were predominately White (not Hispanic) and female. The only teacher minority population with significant representation was Hispanic. In general, the female to male educator ratio was approximately three female teachers to one male.

Only American Indian teachers reflected the overall proportions found in the general population of Larimer County. For example, American Indian teachers represented approximately 0.5% of the teachers in Larimer County, comparable to this group's 0.3% representation in the general population.

Additional Information:

On Compass -

• ACT Scores
• CSAP Scores
• Dropout Rates
• High School Graduation Rates (by School District, Ethnicity, & Gender)
• K-12 Enrollment by Ethnicity
• Population Race & Ethnicity
• Pupil/Teacher Ratio
• Teachers - Salary

Outside Compass -

• Colorado Department of Education
• Park School District
• Poudre School District
• National Center for Education Statistics - Characteristics of Beginning Teachers
• Thompson School District

Standards or Targets: N/A

Data Tables:

Student and Teacher Race/Ethnicity - Larimer County School Districts

2008-09	American Indian	Asian or Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White (not Hispanic)
Students	1.0%	2.8%	1.7%	15.8%	78.8%
Teachers	0.5%	0.8%	0.2%	3.9%	94.7%

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Female Teacher Race/Ethnicity - Colorado & Larimer County School Districts

2008-09	American Indian	Asian or Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White (not Hispanic)
County	11	15	2	68	1,964
Poudre	5	9	2	46	1,144
Thompson	6	6	0	22	749
Park	0	0	0	0	71

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Male Teacher Race/Ethnicity - Colorado & Larimer County School Districts

2008-09	American Indian	Asian or Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White (not Hispanic)
County	2	7	3	38	631
Poudre	0	4	2	28	385
Thompson	2	3	1	10	220
Park	0	0	0	0	26

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Students and Teachers by Race/Ethnicity - Larimer County School Districts

2008-09	Number of Students	Number of Teachers	Ratio (Students:Teachers)
American Indian	409	13	31:1
Asian or Pacific Islander	1,195	22	54:1
Black	702	5	140:1
Hispanic	6,710	106	63:1
White (not Hispanic)	33,462	2,595	13:1

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