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Teacher Demographics
(3 Charts)
 

Most teachers are women.
(Chart 1 of 3)


Data Source: http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/

  • More than two-thirds of teachers are women throughout the Five County Region.
  • A slightly higher proportion of teachers are men in Los Angeles Unified School District.
  • We have looked at time-series data and found that the ratios have not changed significantly in recent years.

While demographics vary across the region, most teachers are Anglos.
(Chart 2 of 3)


Data Source: http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/

  • More than two-thirds of the region's teachers are Anglos.
  • Region-wide, about 18% of teachers are Latinos, about 6% are Black, about 7% are Asian/Pacific Islander, less than 1% are American Indian, and about 3% of teachers report being multi-racial or of some other race.
  • The race and/or ethnicity of teachers vary widely across the region, with greater proportions of minority teachers in Los Angeles County and Los Angeles Unified School District.
  • More than 76% of teachers outside of LA county are Anglos.

Patterns of teacher race and ethnicity differ markedly from patterns in the general population and enrolled students.
(Chart 3 of 3)


Data Source: http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/ and http://factfinder.census.gov

  • In the Five County Region, teachers are far more likely to be Anglos than both the general population and the student population.
  • In the Five County Region, teachers are far less likely to be Latinos than both the general population and the student population.
  • In the Five County Region, teachers are less likely to be African American or Asian/Pacific Islander than both the general population and the student population.
  • In the Five County Region, teachers are more likely to report being of another race or more than one race than both the general population and the student population.

Last Updated: October 08, 2013

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