Fast Facts: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (1102)

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Question:
For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2022, what data do you have on the learning experiences of Asian and Pacific Islander students throughout their education careers and on the characteristics of Asian and Pacific Islander education staff?

Response:

K–12 Education

Students

In 2019, some 65 percent of Asian and 66 percent of Pacific Islander eighth-grade students were enrolled in schools offering programming classes (source).
Some 7.0 percent of private school students were Asian, non-Hispanic and 0.7 percent were Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic in 2019–20 (source).

Teachers and Principals

In 2017–18, some 2.1 percent of traditional public school teachers and 3.0 percent of public charter school teachers identified as Asian, non-Hispanic (source).
Some 1.9 percent of private school principals and 0.9 percent of public school principals identified as Asian, non-Hispanic in 2017–18 (source).

Postsecondary Education

Students

About 2.0 million students were enrolled in Asian and Pacific Islander-serving postsecondary institutions in fall 2019 (source).

Faculty and Institutions

In fall 2020, there were 39,931 full-time Asian and Pacific Islander female faculty members at degree-granting postsecondary institutions, compared with 51,722 Asian and Pacific Islander male faculty members (source).

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