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Teachers - Race/Ethnicity & Gender

Date Updated: 06/28/2011

What this chart shows: Students and Teachers by Race/Ethnicity - School Districts in Larimer County, 2010-11

Students and Teachers by Race/Ethnicity - School Districts in Larimer County, 2010-11

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 2010-11 school year. It should be noted that Black students represented 1.2% of student enrollment, while Black teachers represented only 0.2% of all teachers in Larimer County (538 students to 5 teachers). Students of Two or More Races (88:1) were the next most overrepresented followed by Hispanic (73:1), Asian or Pacific Islander (72:1) and American Indian (62:1).

What this chart shows: Teachers by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, School Districts in Larimer County, 2010-11

Teachers by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, School Districts in Larimer County, 2010-11

Data Source: Colorado Department of Education

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What these data tell us:

In 2009-10, 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.

None of the minority teacher groups comes close to reflecting the overall proportions found in the general population.

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Data Tables:

Student and Teacher Race/Ethnicity - Larimer County School Districts

2010-11

American Indian

Two or More Races

Asian or Pacific Islander

Black

Hispanic

White (not Hispanic)

Students

0.6%

2.2%

2.7%

1.2%

17.9%

75.4%

Teachers

0.2%

0.4%

0.6%

0.2%

4.0%

94.6%

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

2010-11

American Indian

Two or More Races

Asian or Pacific Islander

Black

Hispanic

White (not Hispanic)

County

4

8

10

2

69

1,896

Poudre

1

7

5

2

48

1,126

Thompson

3

0

5

0

18

712

Park

0

1

0

0

3

58

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

2010-11

American Indian

Two or More Races

Asian or Pacific Islander

Black

Hispanic

White (not Hispanic)

County

0

3

6

3

37

612

Poudre

0

3

3

3

25

381

Thompson

0

0

3

0

10

211

Park

0

0

0

0

2

20

See chart

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

2011-11

Number of Students

Number of Teachers

Ratio (Students:Teachers)

American Indian

265 4 66:1

Two or More Races

967 11 88:1

Asian or Pacific Islander

1,158 16 72:1

Black

538 5 108:1

Hispanic

7,747 106 73:1

White (not Hispanic)

32,717 2,508 13:1

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