Black, Hispanic, and other nonwhite teachers are underrepresented in Pennsylvania classrooms: Shares of Pennsylvania students and teachers by race and ethnicity
| Students | Teachers | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 66.5% | 95.4% |
| Black | 14.8% | 2.5% |
| Hispanic | 11.0% | 1.0% |
| Other nonwhite races/ethnicities | 7.7% | 1.1% |
Sources: Teacher data are from author’s analysis of American Community Survey 2011–2015 data (Flood et al. 2017). Student data are from Kids Count Data Center, “Enrollment—Percent of Students (Pre-K–Grade 12) by Race and Ethnicity, State of Pennsylvania, 2016–2017” (data provided by Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children).