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Education & Academia: Twenty-eight percent of students. Nine percent of teachers.
The first profession a young Latino sees up close. And the most under-represented relative to the student body it serves.
The Breakdown
Latino representation across sub-occupations.
Gold line = 19.5% U.S. Latino population parity (Census ACS 2023). Each row sourced individually below.
Public K-12 Teachers
9.4%
NCES 2023
School Principals
8.9%
NCES 2023
School Superintendents
~3.4%
AASA Survey 2022
College/University Faculty
7%
NCES IPEDS 2023
University Presidents (4-yr)
~5%
ACE 2023
School Board Members
~6%
NSBA / NALEO 2022
Primary source: NCES (2023). Digest of Education Statistics. U.S. Department of Education.
Why This Matters
The mechanism inside this number.
Research from Gershenson et al. (NBER 25254) shows Latino students with at least one same-background teacher in K-3 score higher on standardized tests and enroll in more college-prep courses by high school. by margins larger than most policy interventions.
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