Index: Education / Subcategory: K-12

Teachers - Race/Ethnicity & Gender

Date updated: 06/06/2012

What this chart shows: Students and Teachers by Race/Ethnicity - School Districts in Larimer County, 2011-12

Data Source: Colorado Department of Education

See data table

What the above 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 2011-12 school year. It should be noted that Black students represented 1.2% of student enrollment, while Black teachers represented only 0.1% of all teachers in Larimer County (534 students to 3 teachers). Students of Two or More Races (127:1) were the next most overrepresented followed by American Indian (83:1), Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (76:1), Asian or Pacific Islander (71:1) and Hispanic (69:1).

See data tables for breakdown of teachers by race/ethnicity and gender.

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Data Tables:

Student and Teacher Race/Ethnicity - Larimer County School Districts, 2011-12

Race/Ethnicity

# of Students

% of Students

# of Teachers

% of Teachers

American Indian or Alaskan Native

248

0.6%

3

0.1%

Asian

1,130

2.5%

16

0.6%

Black (Not Hispanic)

534

1.2%

3

0.1%

Hispanic

7,966

18.0%

116

4.4%

White

33,242

75.0%

2,511

94.4%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

76

0.2%

1

0.0%

Two or More Races

1,144

2.6%

9

0.3%

TOTAL

44,340

100.0%

2,659

100.0%

See chart

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

Race/Ethnicity

Poudre

Thompson

Park

TOTAL

American Indian or Alaskan Native

0

3

0

3

Asian

3

5

0

8

Black (Not Hispanic)

2

0

0

2

Hispanic

48

21

3

72

White

1,157

678

61

1,896

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

1

0

0

1

Two or More Races

6

0

1

7

TOTAL

1,217

707

65

1,989

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

Race/Ethnicity

Poudre

Thompson

Park

TOTAL

American Indian or Alaskan Native

0

0

0

0

Asian

6

2

0

8

Black (Not Hispanic)

1

0

0

1

Hispanic

29

12

3

44

White

391

203

21

615

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

0

0

0

0

Two or More Races

2

0

0

2

TOTAL

429

217

24

670

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

2011-12

Number of Students

Number of Teachers

Ratio (Students:Teachers)

American Indian

248 3 83:1

Asian or Pacific Islander

1,130 16 71:1

Black

534 3 178:1

Hispanic

7,966 116 69:1

White (not Hispanic)

33,242 2,511 13:1

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

76 1 76:1

Two or More Races

1,144 9 127:1

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